Er, i suspect google defending themselves from leaks and piracy won't stop. Why would it?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's not really that. Is that they provide android and the "with > Google" experience yet they do not differentiate between both. Then a > year later they provide the most recognized developer with a C&D > letter. > And who is to say this will stop? > > > On Sep 28, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
