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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    Thanks for the link. So instead of fixing the problems themselves, they whine about how bad it is. Why should anyone who brings up iOS' Maps in that regard be...
Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse Really, are they allowed to call it Android? No, they aren't. Oh, right, because they didn't kowtow to Google's unilaterally imposed terms and don't include the "proprietary" parts. Sorry, but...
Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse Spin it however you like. It's not open by any standard that is meaningful. Google has turned the concept of open source on it's head to mean, "you'll do what we tell you to do with it, or we'll...
I must admit, I'm in awe of (some) AI's commenter's abilities to spin anything to fit an anti-Google agenda. Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse "Voluntarily", you mean after threats from Google? No, I mean back in 2009, when Acer...
Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse So, in other words, you are saying that it's important that Google protect its IP, and you condone threats and intimidation -- i.e., bullying -- as the appropriate method of doing so? This is...
Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse Google it seems is now resorting to threats and intimidation to keep Android forks (or is it just another Linux based system) out of the market. So much for "open", "Don't be evil", and all...
Hmm? This isn't the story that other Apple-related news sites are reporting. Mac Observer reports that while the iPhone 5 scores very well, it is beaten by the Nexus 7 and GSIII....
Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro  Whoever captured the images was doing performance testing and downloading new apps. Except for the 99% of the Earth's surface which isn't captured.     Actually...
DED doesn't provide this part of Zuck's quote: “When I’m introspective about the last few years I think the biggest mistake that we made, as a company, is betting too much on HTML5 as opposed to native… because it just wasn’t...
The Atlantic just ran a story about how Street View is used to update Google Maps. In short, Google uses computer vision to identify street signs, speed limits, businesses, etc, and updates their maps. They use the GPS data from their...
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