On 08/30/2012 10:23 PM, dE wrote:
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.
We do have the news item this morning that Japan has rejected Apple's
patent claims against Samsung. Remember this is more than a US issue.
Patents used to be about whole devices but tech patents were like
someone patenting the gear in a device because no one had ever patented
a gear.
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