Tag: google
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My Solution for the Android Bloatware Problem
Note: Skimmers should definitely skip my overtures and get straight to my recommendations at the bottom of this post. A lot of concern has cropped up regarding “bloatware” in the most recent batch of smartphones running Android. There are really two sources of complaints in this area: Custom User Interface skins put on top of […]
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Google Grows a Pair
I’ve long disapproved of American companies’ willingness to go along with oppressive regimes’ human rights abuses. Some companies have given information on dissidents to governments and helped in the apprehension of political prisoners. This has attracted significant attention over the years, both in the media and in Congressional inquiries. For years, Google has censored search […]
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Google’s SVP of Product Management Jonathan Rosenberg has a very, very good piece on open technologies and how they make serious business sense, contrary to the popular idea that products must be proprietary in order to be profitable.