Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android isn't open (TheRegister)

Posted Mar 25, 2011 7:25 UTC (Fri) by FlorianMueller (guest, #32048)
Parent article: Google Holds Honeycomb Tight (Business Week)

I'd like to recommend two really good articles on this topic:

TheRegister: Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android isn't open (also puts this into the context of the Skyhook vs. Google dispute and Andy Rubin's famous tweet with a set of commands for downloading and building Android)

Former LinuxFoundation community manager Brian Proffitt accurately notes on ITWorld that this decision by Google comes shortly after the previous GPL compliance debate.

Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android isn't open (TheRegister)

Posted Mar 25, 2011 10:50 UTC (Fri) by petur (guest, #73362) [Link]

I don't think the article on The Register is good, though....

Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android isn't open (TheRegister)

Posted Mar 25, 2011 11:54 UTC (Fri) by spaetz (guest, #32870) [Link]

Just unfolded one of your comments to see if you are still you. Yep :-)

> TheRegister: Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android isn't open

I don't want to defend Google, and calling Honeycomb OSS is certainly not in order either.

But can you take iOS release-1 and put it on cheap competitor's devices? I run an Android version improved by 3rd parties (core code, not only add-ons). How is that possible with Apples stuff again?

Or what about patched versions of Windows for mobiles stuff? Is it being endorsed?

It is certainly still in a different league than any of the others. Pure OSS? Heck no.