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Also, it's not like Apple is attacking OSS Apple's lawsuit against HTC effectively asserts that Android is illegal. That's a rather big deal; there are three m
by orangecat 17y ago
Also, it's not like Apple is attacking OSS
Apple's lawsuit against HTC effectively asserts that Android is illegal. That's a rather big deal; there are three mobile computing platforms that matter, and Android is the only one that's open.
- blasdel 17y agoThey're attacking HTC's TouchSense modifications, not Android itself (yet)
- orangecat 17y agoThey specifically named the Nexus One as an infringing device, which uses stock Android.
- steveklabnik 17y agoI'll admit that I'm not happy that they're doing that. The good thing that comes out of this is that the more software patents are abused, the more likely they'll be abolished.
- bbgm 17y agoAnd they would have done that whether Android was open source or not. You could argue that if Android was not open source, it wouldn't be doing as well as it is, but the lawsuit is about Android's success not the open source nature
- orangecat 17y agoMaybe. Although I can see Apple being much happier to split the market with Microsoft and their equally closed Windows mobile devices than with Android. Open platforms lead to disruptive innovations, which are often bad for market leaders.