Re:Google admits Android 'both open and closed'
by mattmanser on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @07:23PM
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I found the last paragraph very strange:
[Google] has every right to restrict what its Android partners can and can't do
Maybe legally they do, but morally. Not at all. I don't think they do have every right at all. They promised an open source platform and then started close sourcing the updates to force partners to use their code in a particular way. Doesn't sounds one bit open source to me.
I bet some manufacturers are starting to feel worried and very, very stupid right now. They've given up their own development efforts and found out they've sold their soul and their future to a wolf in sheep's clothing.
[Google] has every right to restrict what its Android partners can and can't do
Maybe legally they do, but morally. Not at all. I don't think they do have every right at all. They promised an open source platform and then started close sourcing the updates to force partners to use their code in a particular way. Doesn't sounds one bit open source to me.
I bet some manufacturers are starting to feel worried and very, very stupid right now. They've given up their own development efforts and found out they've sold their soul and their future to a wolf in sheep's clothing.
At least Nokia did it with eyes open.