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Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by jlgreco on Monday August 26, 2013 @04:21PM (#6279632)
From my response to somebody else in this discussion: " Hiding behind terms of use on SDKs isn't something that mellows the sting of this to users who probably don't even know what "SDK" means."
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Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by Karunamon on Monday August 26, 2013 @07:39PM (#6280606)
Then shame on the developer for releasing an app for mass consumption based on private and non finalized APIs, and then blaming Google when things break. I understand that ragging on corporations is fun, but c'mon. Perspective , please.
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Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by jlgreco on Monday August 26, 2013 @10:06PM (#6281039)
"Shame on the developer" does not make this any better for the consumers either.
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Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by Karunamon on Monday August 26, 2013 @10:09PM (#6281049)
The problem the consumers are having was generated completely and totally by the developer of the app, not Google. If you as a developer write an app using non finalized APIs, and release it, and the app breaks because that API changed, it is completely and utterly your fault.
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