On Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:56:07 PM UTC+5:30, jtoolsdev wrote: > > It was inevitable that big corporations would get out of hand and start > warring with each other. Science fiction writers wrote about it years > ago as a warning. Apple and Microsoft don't like the idea of open > source. They like the "me" paradigm. Google is more like the "we" > paradigm.
It's not 'me', it's $s. > Scott McNealy when CEO at Sun stated a few years back that > open source could be extended to more than just software. That idea > does not sit well with "me" type wealthy industrialists. But in a world > with a growing population of billions its the only paradigm that will > work. > > Another flaw with Google and device manufacturer's strategy was that they didn't publicize the fact that Android is itself developed for non-profit so it could bring a feeling of charity among the people so increased adaptation rates. This's the same thing which FF is doing, thus increased adaptation rates in recent times. The common man still things that Android is Google propitiatory product. > Yes, software patents are very bad because the Patent Office was gamed > by clever attorneys who knew the office was clueless about technology. > But question is, what's Google (one of the biggest supporters of opensource software apart from IBM) doing towards it? If Google suffers, it's cause of it's own fault. Apple vs Samsung also seems to be the same case. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/34vbfaXGlCwJ. 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.
