Or because they love the drama of hating someone. On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:12 PM, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This is nothing more than a minor change in procedure. The end results > are no difference EXCEPT that the lawyers will be happy. > > Read. > Think. > > The only reason people are "pissed off" is that they are too dumb to > read and understand what is going on. > > > On Sep 26, 3:17 am, W <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well said. This is firing a bullet right into your own toes. No one >> is disputing Google's legal right to do this. It's about how >> fundamentally stupid it is to piss off your most ardent and >> technically savvy supporters. Unless Google reverses course here, >> the >> next few plays are pretty straightforward-- (1) cyanogen and other >> developers move to another platform (sucking air, advocacy, and >> momentum from Android's adoption) or (2) a serious effort gets >> underway to replace the proprietary .apks/apis with true open-source >> replacements-- a map app that uses openstreetmap (with turn-by-turn), >> a better IMAP client for gmail, an alternative market app like >> andappstore, etc. Eventually the IP-unencumbered alternatives will >> be >> as good or better than Google's offerings, and what will Google have >> gained? This is how it's worked with open-source since the beginning >> of time. >> >> It is strategically unwise for Google to publicly advocate FOSS >> development, build an entire platform on FOSS codebase, promote FOSS >> philosophy to win market share and mindshare, then take a massive >> dump >> all over their burgeoning development community and fan base. (and >> if >> you don't think that's what's happened, read the comments on xda- >> developers, android blogs, or most of the Google apps in the Market) >> >> W >> >> On Sep 24, 8:08 pm, Josh Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is one of the stupidest moves I've seen a company do in a >>> while. >>> First, wait til an organic community developer group forms around >>> your >>> product, wait til they release improved version of your free OS, >>> let them >>> hype it to death for you... then C&D them out of existence until >>> they all go >>> tinker with Maemo or Linmo (or iPhone or Web OS) devices. >> >>> It doesn't matter if Google, Inc are legally correct, this is a >>> boneheaded >>> business decision. >> >>> -Josh >> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:03 PM, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> So everytime I have seen someone ask about apps2sd for android, the >>>> response has been something along the lines of 'well if you don't >>>> like >>>> the space on the phone modify it yourself if its that easy' >>>> Someone >>>> takes this to heart and does it for free for thousands of users who >>>> are already supporting google and you shut them down? Now we >>>> have to >>>> pick between having space for apps on our phone -OR- not having the >>>> marketplace on our phone anymore so it doesn't even matter? I >>>> highly >>>> suggest if you are going to C&D cyanogen to give users who have >>>> PAID >>>> for a 'powered by google' android device to backup their google >>>> apps >>>> that they paid for. We have paid for the software we should be >>>> entitled to use it with any build of android we choose. Otherwise, >>>> you might want to try taking user requests a little more seriously. >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
