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Google’s (semi-)open source plans for Android drawing criticism

Andy Rubin - Credit: Stephen Shankland, CNETNews.com

CNET has posted a lengthy look at how Google is dealing with the open source aspects of the Android platform, and how some open source advocates are less than pleased with Google’s actions so far. Google’s approach seems to be to develop everything in-house first, under controlled conditions, [...]

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Manufacturers growing frustrated with Google over Android?

A story over at CNET News is saying that prospective Google Android based phone manufacturers are growing impatient with Google for not finalizing the details for the platform, which isn’t exactly brand new any longer.
Google has to make the platform flexible enough to suit a number of different potential uses, but it can’t let the [...]

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