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>If Speak for Yourself had developed an app for Android they would have had none of these problems. No, they would still have the same problem. Google has the

by cube13 14y ago

>If Speak for Yourself had developed an app for Android they would have had none of these problems. No, they would still have the same problem. Google has the killswitch ability. Amazon and Google do remove applications from the store on a regular basis for copyright violations. EDIT: And the ability to install an APK from anywhere still doesn't mean that they'll be able to keep selling it while the court proceedings are going on. This problem isn't a technical issue. It's a legal one.

josteink 14y ago
But you can still install any APK you can download. You don't even need a store. You, as a user, are protected from this modern-day corporate censorship. And that makes the platform infinitely more attractive to anyone who values freedom.
myko 14y ago
But on Android one can install a secondary application downloading service, or even download an application from a web site and easily install it.
bad_user 14y ago
And the ability to install an APK from anywhere still doesn't mean that they'll be able to keep selling it while the court proceedings are going on. That's bullshit. Sure they can send you a DMCA take-down notice, but if it's your domain you can use it as toilet paper. And btw, I haven't seen Google pulling Android from the market in the eve of Oracle's lawsuit. That's because you are still free to sell your products until infringement is actually proved !
- cube13 14y ago
  Google didn't pull Android from the market during the lawsuit because the judge stopped that motion from Oracle. If PRC made that motion, and the judge allowed it, Speak for Yourself WOULD have to pull the APK.
  - fpgeek 14y ago
    Yes, but actually making that motion and convincing a judge is a lot more work than just sending a letter (to any or all of Apple/Google/Amazon/etc). That's one of the important checks and balances in the legal process that PRC was able to work around (with Apple's help).

by cube13 14y ago

josteink 14y ago

But you can still install any APK you can download. You don't even need a store. You, as a user, are protected from this modern-day corporate censorship. And that makes the platform infinitely more attractive to anyone who values freedom.

myko 14y ago

But on Android one can install a secondary application downloading service, or even download an application from a web site and easily install it.

bad_user 14y ago

And the ability to install an APK from anywhere still doesn't mean that they'll be able to keep selling it while the court proceedings are going on. That's bullshit. Sure they can send you a DMCA take-down notice, but if it's your domain you can use it as toilet paper. And btw, I haven't seen Google pulling Android from the market in the eve of Oracle's lawsuit. That's because you are still free to sell your products until infringement is actually proved !

cube13 14y ago
Google didn't pull Android from the market during the lawsuit because the judge stopped that motion from Oracle. If PRC made that motion, and the judge allowed it, Speak for Yourself WOULD have to pull the APK.
- fpgeek 14y ago
  Yes, but actually making that motion and convincing a judge is a lot more work than just sending a letter (to any or all of Apple/Google/Amazon/etc). That's one of the important checks and balances in the legal process that PRC was able to work around (with Apple's help).