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Are you denying, then, that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS? My first example of this is always Locale.

Are you denying, then, that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS? My first example of this is always Locale. It's really, really great. http://www.twofortyfouram.com/ http://www.twofortyfouram.com/ It's not available on iOS, and as far as I can tell, can't be. I would actually love to get an iPhone because the hardware is so amazing and software is so polished (for the most part... notifications, I'm looking at you), but given the choice between polish and control, I choose control. At least in this case. So, to answer the question in the GGGGP: yeah, the Android ecosystem is awesome.

masklinn 16y ago
> Are you denying, then, that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS? No, why would I do that? I only pointed out that your example was stupid and was not an example of what you asserted. > yeah, the Android ecosystem is awesome. I guess, if direct IP theft is awesome.
- joebadmo 16y ago
  To be clear, that wasn't my example, and I took your rejection of his example as a rejection of his assertion. And I'm still not clear on your stance. So, you don't deny that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS. Does that mean you agree? But. You don't believe this makes the Android ecosystem awesome. You also, marginally relatedly, believe that the prevalence of "IP theft" on the Android ecosystem detracts from its awesomeness? Do I have that right? Personally, I don't think "IP theft" is a very good characterization of copyright (or trademark, in this case) infringement. But I suppose that's a whole nother debate. Also, though, from what I can tell, this app doesn't directly take any images from Instapaper. It's an uppercase "I" in a generic block serif on a gray background. I think it's debatable whether this is a trademark infringement?

masklinn 16y ago

> Are you denying, then, that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS? No, why would I do that? I only pointed out that your example was stupid and was not an example of what you asserted. > yeah, the Android ecosystem is awesome. I guess, if direct IP theft is awesome.

joebadmo 16y ago
To be clear, that wasn't my example, and I took your rejection of his example as a rejection of his assertion. And I'm still not clear on your stance. So, you don't deny that there are a whole class of applications that are possible on Android that aren't on iOS. Does that mean you agree? But. You don't believe this makes the Android ecosystem awesome. You also, marginally relatedly, believe that the prevalence of "IP theft" on the Android ecosystem detracts from its awesomeness? Do I have that right? Personally, I don't think "IP theft" is a very good characterization of copyright (or trademark, in this case) infringement. But I suppose that's a whole nother debate. Also, though, from what I can tell, this app doesn't directly take any images from Instapaper. It's an uppercase "I" in a generic block serif on a gray background. I think it's debatable whether this is a trademark infringement?