If recent anonymously sourced reports are to be believed, Google might begin forcing smartphone manufacturers to keep their Android systems up-to-date - otherwise Google will remove support for key Google apps.
Google is not averse to taking risks, but it's also a company that has to make a profit. That's why Google surprisingly put in a bid to buy cellphone company Motorola Mobility in the summer of 2011, and also why it is selling it now.
