Microsoft files EU Android complaint

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 02:11:13PM -0400, James Knott wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> >Sure, but only after google released the source to that version, and
> >they don't have access to the official app store as far as I know.
> >
> >If you want access to new versions first, then you must play by google's
> >rules.  In the cell phone market being behind by 6 months is a lot.
> 
> Now try it with MS or Apple.

Who cares?  At least they are honest about it.

My problem with Android is that they claim to be all open source and
friendly, but it's all a lie.  If you are not one of their buddy
companies, then you get no say in what the next version of Android
will be.  You will get it when Google is good and ready to give it to
you and you will be happy with what you get.  You can try asking google
nicely to add something, but that doesn't mean they will care what
you think.  Android goes where it suits google (and their friends).

At least Apple and Microsoft have the decency to be up front about the
actual conditions they want to impose.  I won't buy any of them of course.

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Len Sorensen
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