The same way they blocked manufactures from accessing android 3.0 by setting very high requirements on the device capabilities b4 they would give them the source i guess. Im sure they have a office tower full of lwayers that can find a way. My question was how they would block it but if they would try to find a way to block.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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