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
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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