Skyhook Sues Google Over Business Practices
They just couldn't release it as a "with google" tag (so it would be like the Fascinate, without google branding)
People need to understand the difference between android being open, and what "with Google" means for android.
People need to understand the difference between android being open, and what "with Google" means for android.
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I told you Android wasn't open and wasn't good. I was right. Bluecoyote 2, Fandroids 0.
I love this choice excerpt:
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"In the interference suit, filed in Massachusetts Superior Court, Skyhook claimed Google costs it tens of millions of dollars by trying to cut in on its contract with Motorola, which makes smartphones that leverage location services.
Motorola, which makes and sells smartphones based on Google’s Android operating system, agreed to use Skyhook’s XPS location technology in April.
When Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin learned of this, according to the suit, he called Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha to impose a “stop ship†order, preventing Motorola from shipping Android wireless devices featuring Skyhook’s XPS software.
Rubin claimed that using XPS in Androi
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First off, we don't have Motorla OR Google's take on this. All we have is Skyhook's.
But if using skyhook WOULD break API's, then it should be kept from getting the android market. (I highly doubt they got an actual cease and disist for all produc...
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But if using skyhook WOULD break API's, then it should be kept from getting the android market. (I highly doubt they got an actual cease and disist for all produc...
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