I may be a little gullible but I look at it this way:

As evil empires go, Google has been far less oppressive than the
alternatives.

Google cornered a market, turned it into a bunch of products designed to
make them money by selling you tools to make money also.  They invest huge
sums of money in new product development through a yearly program called
Summer of Code.  And what these people develop they get to keep and market.
They developed an OS for portable devices and gave it away... mostly.  Let
be honest, these guys are not saints, but they appear to see your success as
the key to there success.

Apple is also very keen in innovation.  But they have just lost their
creative key.  Even with him, they held everything very close to their
wallet.  Apple went to war with anyone developed apps that Apple wanted to
develop, people that tried getting around their app store, and anyone making
comparable equipment.  Apple seems to see you as able to make money, only
when they can lock you into a license, and keep you controlled.

So, as evil empires go... I for one is far less afraid of Google than I am
of Apple.

Just my $0.02

Kevin
On Oct 22, 2011 4:40 PM, "betty" <nicepenguin@webcanine.com> wrote:

> I know this is totally OT but am asking here because you are all -younger
> than me and know more about this stuff, and like me, - like the philosophy
> of open source.
>
> Not that either of these choices is open source but here is the question; I
> currently use a palm Pre and have used palm for many years. If by next year
> someone doesn't pick up webOS I will want to choose between an android and
> an iphone. I lean toward android because it is NOT an apple product. But my
> son, who is your age, i imagine, has an iphone and says he doesn't trust
> google with his contacts etc.
> I don't trust anyone but that is beside the point, it is a fact of life of
> the internet that there is no real security. Besides what is to trust more
> with apple than google?
> What part of the argument am i missing here?
> Thanks for your input.
>
> i use my phone in my businesses and personal life.  i use it for tracking
> for taxes and calendar. i use it when i drive a lot. i am so sad that hp
> gave up on web OS.
> thank you
>
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