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Re:Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and C... by nickpsecurity on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @06:31PM (#14046270)
That's even worse than the already-terrible market for FOSS phones. You get something that will have Linux or some standard API but probably disappear eventually. Then add the aggravation of having to change your stack constantly. Yeah, I'd pass on it unless it stabilizes into a standard stack. Preferably not dependent on Microsoft or Oracle tech either to reduce patent/copyright risk a bit.
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Re:Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and C... by pcr0 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @12:32AM (#14047939)
Oracle aside, .NET core is open source and I don't see today's Microsoft pulling the same crap as Oracle did with Google.
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Re:Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and C... by nickpsecurity on Thursday April 06, 2017 @11:07AM (#14051179)
What about tomorrow's? Copyright's, patents, and software last a long time. Better to know you aren't dependent on a malicious party who can turn against you any time.
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Re:Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and C... by ocdtrekkie on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:32AM (#14048194)
In today's market, I think Microsoft would rather give a competitor a royalty free permanent license to all their patents than let Google continue to just own the industry. Mobile is only one of the many markets they compete in, but Google is using their mobile dominance to help lead and push their expansion elsewhere. Microsoft needs a new mobile OS option out there, even if it isn't theirs.
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Re:Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and C... by nickpsecurity on Thursday April 06, 2017 @11:09AM (#14051196)
Microsoft makes several hundred million to billion on Android royalties alone. They did that with either actual lawsuits or the threat of them. I don't remember what it was in the start but do know they suck a fortune out of Android vendors (esp Samsung) while they did everything they could to put it out of business with Windows Phone. Nothing contributed, but billions taken via patent claims.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2015/11/01/microsoft...

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