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Re:The limits of Google’s openness by beagle3 on Friday August 16, 2013 @04:12AM (#6222758)
> An open API gives consumers an equal footing in terms of the API. It doesn't affect any other part of the business.

When you get to define terms, that may be. Here on earth, you're just making no sense whatsoever.

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Re:The limits of Google’s openness by Dylan16807 on Friday August 16, 2013 @11:30AM (#6224583)
I'm not trying to define anything. I'm trying to narrow the use of the term so it doesn't lead to ridiculous contradictions.

When people say talk about something being open, they mean in a specific context. They don't mean that literally the entire business is open and you could wander into their meetings, etc.

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