<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Lennart Sorensen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 02:11:13PM -0400, James Knott wrote:<br>
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:<br>
> >Sure, but only after google released the source to that version, and<br>
> >they don't have access to the official app store as far as I know.<br>
> ><br>
> >If you want access to new versions first, then you must play by google's<br>
> >rules. In the cell phone market being behind by 6 months is a lot.<br>
><br>
> Now try it with MS or Apple.<br>
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</div>Who cares? At least they are honest about it.<br>
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My problem with Android is that they claim to be all open source and<br>
friendly, but it's all a lie. If you are not one of their buddy<br>
companies, then you get no say in what the next version of Android<br>
will be. You will get it when Google is good and ready to give it to<br>
you and you will be happy with what you get. You can try asking google<br>
nicely to add something, but that doesn't mean they will care what<br>
you think. Android goes where it suits google (and their friends).<br>
<br>
At least Apple and Microsoft have the decency to be up front about the<br>
actual conditions they want to impose. I won't buy any of them of course.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>I have to say, in 99.9% of cases I 100% agree with your judgement. It is without fail based on a very thorough, logical and reasonable analysis of the facts.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>This might be one of the 0.01% where there is a tiny, almost infinitesimal flaw. I agree, obviously, that Google is dishonest about the way they portray themselves. I don't know if I would call Microsoft 'honest' about anything. Apple, well, yes, they do say up front that they have their own way of doing things. As far as them being better in any way, that's pretty shaky ground, you must admit.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>I can totally understand why there would be special dislike of Google, and of course there is consistency in abhorring all of their smartphone products.</div><div style><br></div><div style>
My question is, would it be possible for Google to operate as open source, at least with Android, and still operate within the globalized capitalist framework that supports MS and Apple? Someone should write a research paper on that.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Personally, I don't think a truly open source project would be tolerated by post-industrial finance/monopoly capitalism. What cannot be monopolized is universally rejected.</div></div><div>
<br></div>-- <br><div>Thomas Milne</div>
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