You can argue about patents, but trying to copyright APIs is on a whole new level. It would be utterly disastrous. Regardless of Google's motivations, their arg

You can argue about patents, but trying to copyright APIs is on a whole new level. It would be utterly disastrous. Regardless of Google's motivations, their arguments here are completely 100% in the right and we should support them -- if not for Google's sake, then for ours. It's counterproductive to drag a company over purity while it's currently the primary fighter against an existential threat. It's polishing silverware while the house burns down around you. Yes, Google could do better (particularly on patents). Yes, some of Google's arguments are hypocritical. But openness is a continuum, not a binary state, and it's not helpful to turn away imperfect allies at this time.