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| Authored by: BJ on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 01:55 PM EDT |
Good question.
But Apple have grown so obsessed with their own Enigmatic and Esoteric
Narcissism that only a kick in the teeth will stop them. That will come.
bjd
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 02:05 PM EDT |
Android is not "completely free". Most of it isn't released
under GPL compatible licenses and the term "Android" is a
google owned trademark. The only parts of the OS that are
"free" in the financial sense are the core operating system
components and network/telephony stacks. The rest has to be
either licensed from Google or developed in house. The
underlying parts of Android that are free are remarkably
similar to the underlying parts of iOS and OSX that are free
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| Authored by: mcinsand on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 02:24 PM EDT |
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| Authored by: DannyB on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 03:12 PM EDT |
Apple does not want interoperability, except where it is absolutely necessary.
I can transfer a file (picture, mp3, etc) using bluetooth between any phone and
any computer made in the last decade. (Yes, it works with a phone made in
2002.) But not with iPhone.
I can use the same charger and cable on any modern phone. But not iPhone. It's
pretty white charger costs $80 new. It has a special cable. The new version of
the proprietary connector is patented for only one reason: to keep prices high.
In short, if you live within the walled garden, things works great. If you want
compatibility with everything else, then it is best to stay completely out of
the walled garden.
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