O'Reilly Warns Of Web War

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Richard Berlin <rberlin () pacbell net>
> Date: November 23, 2009 3:46:25 PM EST
> To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] O'Reilly Warns Of Web War

> [for  IP if you wish]
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> O'reilly's examples of the behavior are Murdoch's Wall, Apple's  
> mandatory vet of iPhone apps, and Google's offering of free turn-by- 
> turn nav only on Android devices.  I'm no Google apologist, but the  
> Android example strikes me as having a contradictory aspect about  
> it: yes, it could be seen as Google advantaging their own platform.   
> I surmise, however, that on Android phones, Google has the clout to  
> insist that this feature be included.  On iPhone, Apple and AT&T  
> (who gets revenue from a turn-by-turn service...hmm) hold the reins,  
> and of course they have the poorer track record for openness in  
> these matters.  (Apologies for omitting other favorite smartphones,  
> I'm just not knowledgeable about them yet.)
>
> -- Rich
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> On Nov 21, 2009, at 3:49 PM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
>
> O'Reilly Warns Of Web War
>
> The Web, which began life as an open community where information and  
> tools were freely shared across geographic, political, and social  
> boundaries, is in danger of becoming segmented into a federation of  
> closed camps led by a handful of increasingly powerful vendors, said  
> Internet pundit Tim O'Reilly. O'Reilly said efforts by Google,  
> Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and other tech vendors -- as well as  
> publishers like Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones -- to create closed  
> communities around their products and services are jeopardizing the  
> freedom, and the spirit, of the Web. "It's no longer about the  
> Internet as a platform," said O'Reilly. "It's Google as a platform,  
> it's Amazon as a platform, it's Microsoft as a platform," he said
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> <http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/web2.0/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221800396 
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