How could Google block it? They could no more block it than I could. Linux is free software it belongs to no one. On 4 Aug 2011 21:51, "sanga collins" <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point Tim, Apple and M$ could just as easily build a device and put > android on it as they could their own proprietary OS(s). I saw yesterday > that M$ actually makes more money from Android sales than it does from > windows phone sales. So i wonder why it hasnt been explored by the higher > ups in Redmond. > > i would love to see the day (and the reaction) If M$ came out with an > android phone/device. Do you think google would allow it or find a way to > block such a move out of spite? > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dan is right the author of that article is not actually aware of what he is >> talking about. >> >> Google is not dumping Linux on any market. It's not Google's to dump or >> anything else. It is free software, if Apple wanted to they could use it in >> their phones as well. >> >> It really amazes me how these journos can right rubbish like this. >> On 4 Aug 2011 20:22, "sanga collins" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Paul Thurrott: >> > >> > And I’d also point out that Google licenses Android for free. So by >> raising >> > the price of Android by imposing licensing fees on technologies Android >> is >> > in fact using, Apple, Microsoft, and others are arguably simply leveling >> the >> > playing field and taking away an artificial Android advantage, forcing >> the >> > OS to compete more fairly. Arguably, by “dumping” Android in the market >> at >> > no cost, Google—which has unlimited cash and can afford to do such a >> thing — >> > is behaving in an anticompetitive fashion. In fact, one could argue that >> > Google is using its dominance in search advertising to unfairly gain >> entry >> > into another market by giving that new product, Android, away for free. >> Does >> > this remind you of any famous antitrust case? >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sanga M. Collins >> > Network Engineering >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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