Then they'll be breaching their contract with Google so they'll lose the benefits of the contract, such as being allowed to preinstall the play store or Google apps like Gmail, or to call them Android devices. They might also be required to pay Google millions or billions of dollars in compensation for lost revenue, such as the 30% play store tax Google would have received had the contract been upheld.
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reply> If an OEM ships grapheneos then what? There's a quota? What's the source?
replyThe linked comment was posted a day ago by what appears to be an account used for speaking officially about GrapheneOS.
So, like, you could go ask.
Or you could also find a source and explain since the GrapeneOS dude does have a social media history full of accusations of conspiracy against them with tenuous connection to actual truth.
reply> Or you could also find a source and...
replyNah. The guy who -presumably- has all the relevant information in his head can be reached by writing an HN comment. The proposed question is directly relevant to the comment you'd be replying to.
Regardless of how the guy replies... with a sensible story, bullshit, or silence, everyone saves a ton of effort by asking him.
Seems stupid to go redo a whole bunch of research when the primary source of the claims in question is figuratively sitting right next to you and obviously open for conversation, doesn't it?