amartya916

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   by amartya916 15y ago

   More like, joint bidders had a greater chance of getting the bounty, Google chose to ignore Microsoft's proposal. Apple took them up on the offer. That's how childish Google has become (or rather their legal and PR teams).
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   by amartya916 15y ago

   "An effective duopoly of iOS and WP7 would be bad for consumers in the short term due to decreased competition, and even worse in the long term due to the effects of all mainstream mobile platforms being locked down." I broadly agree with y
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   by amartya916 15y ago

   Absolutely spot on. That being said, in this rare occasion, I think John Gruber is raising points that needed to be raised. If you read Google's version of the story, it'd seem like Google is the champion of innovation and it is being targe