On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Mike Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Dear Apple...
>
> The difference between Google and Apple, is that Google is not
> prohibiting another developer from publishing a competing music player
> or software that competes with anything they release.  Apple keeps the
> walls to their garden closed.  A particularly relevant example, is the
> highly publicized problems the developer of the "Podcaster" App had
> getting it approved for iPhone (which had the same functionality as we
> are talking about with "Listen").
>
> While Google does have a competitive advantage (with their huge name
> and marketing resources), they are not in any way prohibiting
> competition.

This is not completely true. Google has a non-compete clause, which
precludes alternative markets from being stocked in the Android Market.

Shane

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