Al, Apple has banned iPhoen apps that compete with them..Google and OHA do not..
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > With Google there is no concept of "unpaid spare time", just project time, > 20% time and overtime :). From what I've seen Google have a "we own > everything you do related to our any of " clause in their contracts (e.g. > see clause 19 in > > http://google-hiring-experience.blogspot.com/2006/01/google-employment-contr > act-28th.html<http://google-hiring-experience.blogspot.com/2006/01/google-employment-contr%0Aact-28th.html> > ) > > Even if you see someone hacking at home as "unpaid time" why have Google > put > their name to and provide PR help to a single product developed by one of > their employees in a field that the community is serving? > > In a later email that was sent before your reply I clarified that; > > I can't think of the last time I heard a developer say "Apple copied my app > *after* it had been listed on AppStore" > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy > Sent: 09 April 2009 11:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Google competing with devs... > > > Al Sutton wrote: > > (OI safe is an open > > source free product, and although secrets looks the same Google is > > paying the for the development time on secrets whereas OI safe is > > written by volunteers in their unpaid spare time). > > And your proof of this is...what, exactly? > > What if the Googlers in question wrote their applications (Secrets, > Panoramio, WikiNotes, etc.) "in their unpaid spare time"? > > > One thing I give Apple a lot of respect for is that they don't produce > > apps to compete with the developers they are trying to encourage to > > use their platform. > > The Konfabulator guys would beg to differ. Admittedly, it's not iPhone, but > in the passage I quoted above, you didn't limit your scope to iPhone. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
