Google axed Android multitouch at Apple's request

[Nativex]

Apple is becoming very so much like MICROSOFT!!!!!
mo⋅nop⋅o⋅ly [muh-nop-uh-lee]


–noun, plural -lies. 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. 3. the exclusive possession or control of something. 4. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. 5. a company or group that has such control. 6. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller. 7. (initial capital letter) a board game in which a player attempts to gain a monopoly of real estate by advancing around the board and purchasing property, acquiring capital by collecting rent from other players whose pieces land on that property.

[gbk1]

Originally Posted by Nativex

Apple is becoming very so much like MICROSOFT!!!!!
mo⋅nop⋅o⋅ly [muh-nop-uh-lee]


–noun, plural -lies. 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. 3. the exclusive possession or control of something. 4. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. 5. a company or group that has such control. 6. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller. 7. (initial capital letter) a board game in which a player attempts to gain a monopoly of real estate by advancing around the board and purchasing property, acquiring capital by collecting rent from other players whose pieces land on that property.

Even though Google give you somewhat a feeling of choice in their services, aren't all of us G1 users making GMail their primary email now? Pretty soon cloud computing is going mainstream and we all will be sucked in the Google Environment. To make sure, or pretty damn sure, Google makes their services as compatible with as many file types/programs there is.

How about Google for monopoly? I wouldn't mind. No one else here is complaining. What does that say about us? (Google fanboys?)
I like Apple's UI tho, using Macdroid 2.33


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[happyandyv]

Originally Posted by Nativex

Apple is becoming very so much like MICROSOFT!!!!!
mo⋅nop⋅o⋅ly [muh-nop-uh-lee]


–noun, plural -lies. 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. 3. the exclusive possession or control of something. 4. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. 5. a company or group that has such control. 6. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller. 7. (initial capital letter) a board game in which a player attempts to gain a monopoly of real estate by advancing around the board and purchasing property, acquiring capital by collecting rent from other players whose pieces land on that property.

The problem is that you are yelling monopoly at a patent. The patent although quickly becoming the basis for user interface for an entire industry, it is not yet the standard or at all the basis for said industry. Apple's user base is still tiny in terms of PC and PDA use worldwide, but they are the trend, they are the popular, they offer the premium product for 3x the price - but a trend is a trend, and we are in economic down turn right now.. 3x the price isn't worth it right now.. Apple won't sit where they are long.. All of their software innovation comes from linux or 3rd party, doesn;t it make more sense that linux would take a leap instead of apple? Most especially considering that a dual core 2.6 with 4gb and non integrated video for linux costs $500 and for apple it costs $3000...

I don't know.. all speculation really but.. just don't think they can be considered at all monopolistic, or at all "the future". You pay them too great a compliment.