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ArsTechnica: Android's Ascent in China Might Not Elevate Google
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Excellent news, considering that 99% of Android is open source software. That is how open source software should be used.
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What I think is interesting about this (putting aside the China implications) is that you are right-I think the whole beauty of the idea is that it can be forked as people find different needs/desires...but that does put Google in a precarious position as the current gatekeeper of Android in some ways.
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Well yes, releasing open source software is not the best way to remain "in control" of anything
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