Andy Rubin: Android is still open
Andy Rubin is the VP of Engineering at Google. He’s also the man credited with getting the Android ball rolling and overseeing its earth-moving progress, so when he says something about Android, we tend…
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Google locking down Android? No. I doubt we could be so lucky.
Bloomberg reported today that Google is cracking the whip on Android phones, forcing companies to abide by anti-Android fragmentation clauses and not modify the Android experience too much. The Internet th…
Steve Jobs questions Google’s openness, Andy Rubin counters in comical tweet
Steve Jobs is running scared because of Android. We’ve always known that Jobs wasn’t a fan of Google’s mobile operating system, but he typically took a dismissive tone, patting Android on…
Google defines “open,” fears Android fragmentation
Google believes that “open systems win,” referring to the innovation that sprouts from less-restrictive open-source projects. This was the crux of their argument for why companies should flo…
Android and Symbian trade barbs about openness
Android had its second major detractor of the week after Symbian Foundation director Lee Williams questioned Android’s openness. Williams said, “Android is not open. It’s a marketing l…
