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I'm not sure why all these commenters here are going with the knee jerk, mind-numbing "apple fan boy" response. This isn't about apple or whatever the app stor

by combray 16y ago

I'm not sure why all these commenters here are going with the knee jerk, mind-numbing "apple fan boy" response. This isn't about apple or whatever the app store policies are. The point of the law suit is that Android doesn't give everyone the "choice" that they think. This is a story because Google says that they are unlike Apple and give everyone a choice, but they (allegedly) use their weight to force carriers to use Google software instead of theird party. (Apple, for the record, doesn't do crap like this. You know up front that you need to join the mothership, and they clearly upfront about shutting you down as soon as you deviate.) Basically, Google ain't no FSF.

beej71 16y ago
Yes, Google prides themselves on that, and it looks bad when they pull things like this, but their generosity is not unbounded. But they do an awful lot of stuff with the Android platform that is really "open" without equal in the market, and I'm pretty sure they're still qualified to keep pushing that angle. I agree with you on why this is a story. But it's not a very compelling one. What are these Android enthusiasts going to do? Go with Apple?