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I think grandparent meant that users win out because open source almost guarantees that software stack will survive any hardships that mother company might not
by Ygg2 13y ago
I think grandparent meant that users win out because open source almost guarantees that software stack will survive any hardships that mother company might not survive, as well as extra competition from open source alternatives.
- rayiner 13y agoWho cares about that when it comes to phones, though?
- pm90 13y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to get at. The users 'care' even if they don't realize it. Developers care because they can continue to target a platform that they are familiar with and which has been tested well.
- rayiner 13y agoSure, that gives a platform a certain level of inertia, but I don't know how much it matters. Developers will go where the users are. It's not like in the PC space where Windows managed to really entrench itself based on compatibility with mission critical apps. Who cares if closed-source means you have to get a new Twitter client?