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What is the evidence for the claim that this was an intentional move by Google rather than just them breaking an unpublished protocol?
by doctoboggan 13y ago
What is the evidence for the claim that this was an intentional move by Google rather than just them breaking an unpublished protocol?
- kgarten 13y agoThey reference Koushik Dutta in the sources. He believes it's intentional, see: https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/ZeHgRXS6AZs https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/ZeHgRXS6...
- doctoboggan 13y agoHis only evidence seemed to be that this was the second time it happened.
- _sabe_ 13y agoIt could still be a bit of both. This particular case might probably be a coincidence, but from a business perspective it would also make perfect sense for Google to keep some control over the device.
- acgourley 13y agoFrom a business perspective it doesn't make sense to block a very useful feature like this. My vote goes with them simply moving around the private API for technical reasons.