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August 14, 2011

It’s Official: Apple Is Now More ‘Open’ than Google

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by Christopher Mims, Technology Review

Quick, which tech powerhouse’s flagship mobile product came out dead last in a systematic survey of the openness of eight open-source software projects? You’d be forgiven for saying “Apple,” considering that the Cupertino-based company makes no bones about locking down its mobile iOS and app store tighter than a bicycle left outdoors in Manhattan. But it turns out that Google, which has become increasingly “meh” with regard to its famous mantra in direct proportion to its growth and profitability, is now the home of the least open open-source project evaluated: Android.

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27060/?p1=blogs

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