the new definition of open
10:14 | 26-02-2013 | Economics, Google, Hardware | No Comments
умножают печали:
Google executives worry that Samsung has become so big—the South Korean company sells about 40% of the gadgets that use Google’s Android software—that it could flex its muscle to renegotiate their arrangement and eat into Google’s lucrative mobile-ad business, people familiar with the matter said.
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Mr. Rubin also said Samsung could become a threat if it gains more ground among mobile-device makers that use Android, the person said. Mr. Rubin said Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which makes Android-based smartphones and tablets, served as a kind of insurance policy against a manufacturer such as Samsung gaining too much power.
ну да, ну да.
добавлено: поэтому его и уволили. и, видимо, это правильное решение: за деревьями, операционной системой Android, есть еще и лес, все другие сервисы Google.