ajd: Many of us don’t have the background to discuss this point. You make an important contribution when you open it. I’m impressing.
The whole industry is searching for debilities on this community, to use them in the future. Google Legal department work for about 2 days (may be more) searching for potential problems like this, before you found the issue on internet. I’m sure that Google know the implications on this case and they evaluated the risks. javqui "passion for innovation" On May 16, 6:41 pm, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And particularly this: > > http://www.weather.com/mobile/video/sprintTV.html > > A premium Sprint service that a subscriber needs to pay $9.95 a month > to avail. > > On May 16, 3:37 pm, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This clearly shows businesee interest: > > >http://www.weather.com/mobile/sprint/ > > > On May 16, 3:14 pm, javqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm not an attorney, so my opinion doesn't have enough bases. > > > > The first argument needs be verified and could be accepted without > > > additional arguments if satisfied the legal definition of affiliated > > > as “partnered”. I don’t have any idea about that. > > > Make a public advertising of "...have partnered..." (About us, web > > > page) shows clear common interest between companies. We are not > > > working here for non-profits organizations. > > > > The second argument is out of relevance. On the same context a Google > > > team could submit an application and request be evaluated by judges > > > from other companies to "avoid potential conflicts". > > > > javqui > > > > On May 16, 5:51 pm, "David M. (Android Advocate)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > In this context, 'affiliated companies' legally indicates that > > > > companies have an interlocking control structure. Sprint and The > > > > Weather Channel are not affiliated companies. In addition, the judges > > > > at Sprint have no relationship with any of the contest entrants. > > > > > Judges specifically had the option to recuse themselves from judging > > > > particular apps which had potential conflict with areas or products > > > > that they were associated with, and many judges did recuse themselves > > > > from specific apps, necessitating that these apps be further scored by > > > > backup judges. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > David > > > > > On May 16, 2:13 pm, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Can anybody please clarify/confirm? > > > > > Doesn't this disqualifis The Weather Channel from joining? > > > > > > On May 16, 1:14 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Who's auditing the results anyway? > > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Shane Isbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Isn't the challenge rule denies OHA affiliated companies to join? > > > > > > > >> "Employees of Google, members of the Open Handset Alliance, or > > > > > > >> affiliated companies are ineligible to participate." > > > > > > > > Well that's in black and white. Sounds like a rule violation. > > > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > > >> On May 16, 12:40 pm, Braden Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > Both huge companies. > > > > > > > >> > Weather Channel's software development would have ntothing to > > > > > > >> > do with > > > > > > >> > their deployment of information to a wireless carrier. > > > > > > > >> > On May 16, 2:36 pm, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > Here is the list of judges (some are from Sprint): > > > > > > > >> > >http://code.google.com/android/adc_judges.html > > > > > > > >> > > And here is a link that says "The Weather Channel" is a > > > > > > >> > > partner of > > > > > > >> > > Sprint PCS: > > > > > > > >> > >http://www.weather.com/aboutus/affiliates/internet.html > > > > > > > >> > > Any significance?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
