Comments on: The (Slightly Evil?) Competition: Google Targeting Hackers Too? http://www.imore.com/2009/09/25/slightly-evil-competition-google-targeting-hackers/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Sun, 27 May 2012 05:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SDsc_rch http://www.imore.com/2009/09/25/slightly-evil-competition-google-targeting-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-266776 SDsc_rch Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:32:18 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12345#comment-266776 <p>turns out this didn't end up so bad afterall</p> <p>(whew!)</p> turns out this didn't end up so bad afterall

(whew!)

]]> By: Truth http://www.imore.com/2009/09/25/slightly-evil-competition-google-targeting-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-80488 Truth Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:39:28 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12345#comment-80488 <p>Every corporation is evil.</p> Every corporation is evil.

]]> By: SDsc0rch http://www.imore.com/2009/09/25/slightly-evil-competition-google-targeting-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-80479 SDsc0rch Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:11:19 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12345#comment-80479 <p>hmmmm.. good point</p> <p>don't-be-evil my ass!</p> <p>this is google's "jump the shark" moment</p> hmmmm.. good point

don't-be-evil my ass!

this is google's "jump the shark" moment

]]> By: Brahmson http://www.imore.com/2009/09/25/slightly-evil-competition-google-targeting-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-80375 Brahmson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:32:18 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12345#comment-80375 <p>The app market does not include some of these google applications (i.e. Gmail, Google Talk) so if they are not distributed with the modified rom the user will end up with a significantly inferior phone, practically defeating the reason for an alternate rom (and google can close the few remaining workaroud to get these apps).</p> <p>So legal issues aside, it appears that Google is trying to control the market and the user experience in the very same way Apple does.</p> <p>This opens the door for for Apple to go back to the FCC and say that they are not controlling the iPhone market more than Google does the Android app market. Google may have been penny wise and pound foolish. They thought they shot Cyanogen, buy may have shot themselves in the foot.</p> The app market does not include some of these google applications (i.e. Gmail, Google Talk) so if they are not distributed with the modified rom the user will end up with a significantly inferior phone, practically defeating the reason for an alternate rom (and google can close the few remaining workaroud to get these apps).

So legal issues aside, it appears that Google is trying to control the market and the user experience in the very same way Apple does.

This opens the door for for Apple to go back to the FCC and say that they are not controlling the iPhone market more than Google does the Android app market. Google may have been penny wise and pound foolish. They thought they shot Cyanogen, buy may have shot themselves in the foot.

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