What I find interesting is the possibilities of this manufacturing process really expanding and changing other industries. Is it really worth the environmental cost to ship a product half way around the world, to save a few pence? Why not just make it locally, if we can, even if it costs a tiny a bit more. I see a big shift going forward, hopefully...
As they say: It's easier to mail the recipe, than a cake.
I agree. I think Google Play, more so it's mass of Android apps, is a big-ish draw for people. Although really it's only a handful of apps "real" people actually care about (Think Gmail, Twitter, Angry Birds etc...). However from a Google point of view, Samsung has a bit too much power for their liking... I see Google with Motorola, moving even more so into hardware and pushing their "pure" Android Nexus brand more and more. They've piggy backed on Samsung's Android marketing for a while and it's been good for both. But now they're too much of a threat to Android, like the article, potentially moving to a different OS that could further fragment the market.
I think mainly Samsung will wait a see how Windows Phone goes, to see if they change OS. Maybe even launch a Tizen or whatever OS phone to test the water before jumping the Android ship...
It's just like a real life version of Game Of Thrones... Game of Smartphones (maybe not...)
As they say: It's easier to mail the recipe, than a cake.