Comments on: My thoughts on the Google Android v. Cyanogen Kerfuffle http://openideals.com/2009/09/29/cyanogen-kerfuffle/ ... and the trouble it often gets him in Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:33:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eric Mill http://openideals.com/2009/09/29/cyanogen-kerfuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Eric Mill Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:52:11 +0000 http://openideals.com/?p=389#comment-308 All excellent points. The whole Android mod community is going to come out of this a lot stronger, more determined, and more legal knowledge of where the lines are. The upcoming solution Cyanogen talks about, where you keep the apps and drivers your phone came with, is clearly the right one for right now, and will enable him to keep innovating at the same pace (assuming his spirits are still high).<br><br>I'm incredibly enthusiastic about Android and how it's opening up the mobile industry. The fact that there remain large pieces that still have to get opened up isn't discouraging to me. Rather, the fact that they're now apparent as the next frontier is going to get more people working on them. Despite the dent Google took in PR, and the fact that I think their team could have discussed the issue with Cyanogen before laying down the C&D Hammer of Justice, this is all very much for the good. All excellent points. The whole Android mod community is going to come out of this a lot stronger, more determined, and more legal knowledge of where the lines are. The upcoming solution Cyanogen talks about, where you keep the apps and drivers your phone came with, is clearly the right one for right now, and will enable him to keep innovating at the same pace (assuming his spirits are still high).

I'm incredibly enthusiastic about Android and how it's opening up the mobile industry. The fact that there remain large pieces that still have to get opened up isn't discouraging to me. Rather, the fact that they're now apparent as the next frontier is going to get more people working on them. Despite the dent Google took in PR, and the fact that I think their team could have discussed the issue with Cyanogen before laying down the C&D Hammer of Justice, this is all very much for the good.

]]> By: Eric Mill http://openideals.com/2009/09/29/cyanogen-kerfuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Eric Mill Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:52:11 +0000 http://openideals.com/?p=389#comment-186 All excellent points. The whole Android mod community is going to come out of this a lot stronger, more determined, and more legal knowledge of where the lines are. The upcoming solution Cyanogen talks about, where you keep the apps and drivers your phone came with, is clearly the right one for right now, and will enable him to keep innovating at the same pace (assuming his spirits are still high).<br><br>I'm incredibly enthusiastic about Android and how it's opening up the mobile industry. The fact that there remain large pieces that still have to get opened up isn't discouraging to me. Rather, the fact that they're now apparent as the next frontier is going to get more people working on them. Despite the dent Google took in PR, and the fact that I think their team could have discussed the issue with Cyanogen before laying down the C&D Hammer of Justice, this is all very much for the good. All excellent points. The whole Android mod community is going to come out of this a lot stronger, more determined, and more legal knowledge of where the lines are. The upcoming solution Cyanogen talks about, where you keep the apps and drivers your phone came with, is clearly the right one for right now, and will enable him to keep innovating at the same pace (assuming his spirits are still high).

I'm incredibly enthusiastic about Android and how it's opening up the mobile industry. The fact that there remain large pieces that still have to get opened up isn't discouraging to me. Rather, the fact that they're now apparent as the next frontier is going to get more people working on them. Despite the dent Google took in PR, and the fact that I think their team could have discussed the issue with Cyanogen before laying down the C&D Hammer of Justice, this is all very much for the good.

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