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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by j_col on Friday December 09, 2011 @05:28PM (#3335939)
Yes I am.
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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by Karunamon on Saturday December 10, 2011 @12:29AM (#3337024)
Huh. Where I come from, people having a choice as to where they can get their apps is a Good Thing©. Care to elaborate why you think it's so bad?
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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by 4ad on Saturday December 10, 2011 @06:33AM (#3337425)
Choice? Some vendors lock you in allowing you to use only their app store.
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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by j_col on Saturday December 10, 2011 @06:45AM (#3337438)
In a word: fragmentation. Just look at what Amazon have done with the Fire. Separate branch of Android with a separate app store. Same thing happening to webOS would be bad news.
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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by div on Saturday December 10, 2011 @08:34AM (#3337532)
The problem is not having 2 or more app stores, the problem is having 2 or more app stores that are mutually exclusive.
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Re:HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source by j_col on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @04:10AM (#3351164)
Is there an example of two or more app stores that are not?
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