Interesting explanation of the limited open source approach Google has taken with Android: arstechnica.com/information-…
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@stilkov Sounds like kind of "Vendor Lock In" with #Android? A situation the Linux and Open Source community always claims to prevent!
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Replying to @GerdAschemann
@GerdAschemann Indeed. But everyone knows they become entirely dependent on Google when they choose Android anyway. Right?

Feb 9, 2014 · 1:24 PM UTC

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@stilkov Of course, even if nobody really recognizes it. We will probably need Microsoft to come to the rescue and save the Open Source idea