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>And as Microsoft is still bullying Google's Android partners with patent threats, Google refuses to give Microsoft a preferential treatment. It's so simple. And yet, it seems so h…

Even granting your point which I think is a bit of a stretch for "open", I think there are some unreasonable requirements at place here. >"you can interoperate with me as long as f…

Agreed 100%, but my question is, can Google still [call itself]/[be considered] open and "not evil" ?

One difference is that Microsoft and Nvidia are considered evil and are derided for it and they don't pretend that SMB or graphics drivers are open. While Google has a 'do no evil'…

From http://www.wpcentral.com/official-youtube-windows-phone-app-... >Google said in a statement that the HTML5-based YouTube app still violates Google's terms of service, and ther…

>I don't think being open means you have to let third parties dictate the terms of their use of your stuff. Then what does open mean? To me it means to provide an API on an equal f…

>Miracast on the other hand is drm(big players only) over drm(restricted content) over drm(it will only work with closed source software).Miracast will only live in heads of Balmer…

The so called facts don't tell the full story. Selling more consoles will only make you lose more money unless you can get the players to buy more games. For example, see the gamin…

That's nothing, see this: >Guys, this is not a dick-sucking contest. If you want to parse PE binaries, go right ahead. If Red Hat wants to deep-throat Microsoft, that's your issue …