Apple: Android's framework inspired by creator's time at Apple

03 September, 2011
Allegedly, Andy Rubin got the idea for Android's framework while he was working at Apple on a related patent.

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  • 04 Sep 2011

Oz, 03 Sep 2011Yup right! ANTENNAGATE, no flash support, no FM, no decent... moreIt's really funny, now some people still complain about flash support which this is already old school tech.

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    • 04 Sep 2011

    MONOPOLY snit good, it makes people sick.....everyone want's something new, diversity... that's what people need....and that is what people want...trends are trends....before there was Friendster!! and now we Have FACEBOOK!!.... that's how it goes...yada yada yada..

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      • 04 Sep 2011

      [deleted post]ios market share isnt decreasing..its increasing faster than it ever did..also android market share is increasing really fast..iphone is the highest selling smartphone in the world..

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        • 04 Sep 2011

        Apple, this is pathetic... If IBM sunk their teeth in the original PC specifications and would have patented them, we all would have been using Macs now... so, loose the line and stay amongst the IT titans.

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          • 04 Sep 2011

          with the surge in Android sales-- Apple has all the reasons to be pathetic. DESPERATE. here we go with their dirty games

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            • Anonymous
            • 3A1
            • 04 Sep 2011

            apple is much too strong too greedy too rich
            so android is dead because of apple who wants no competitor
            apple is doing same as microsoft that killed all competitors

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              • 04 Sep 2011

              AnonD-1825, 03 Sep 2011"Apple is top? LOL Android is beating iOS" Yo... moreYupYup, once upon a time in your dreams.. =]

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                • sn2
                • 04 Sep 2011

                [deleted post]your idea of quality is based on the marketshare??wow u must be really smart..android and windows are lisenced to hundreds of manufacturers so the marketshare on both oses will be high..on the otherhand ios and mac is owned and manufactured by apple only...thats why they have a snaller marketshare but they both are the highest selling computer+os and mobile+os...apple beat hp to become the number one laptop seller in the world apple beat nokia samsung and lg to become the number one smartphone seller in the world!what does that tell u??

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                  • 03 Sep 2011

                  go to hell apple

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                    • kMB
                    • 03 Sep 2011

                    Sue this sue that, this is all pretty sad.

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                      • 03 Sep 2011

                      [deleted post]"Apple is top? LOL Android is beating iOS"

                      Your message is gone soon :), but just saying android IS NOT PHONE BRAND! And if you actually comparing iOS vs android (not only phones). iOS beating android. There you can see how multiple devices with different price tags can chance the stats :)

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                        • 03 Sep 2011

                        If it is a kernel issue, then it's Linux kernel which is far more old than this 1994 patent.

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                          • 03 Sep 2011

                          sleepydave, 03 Sep 2011apple have forgotten to sue nokia...actually they had a case and nokia won.

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                            • 03 Sep 2011

                            When it comes to apple , u must see something creative !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why ?! , can't u see people , nothing new can be created , it's done. Better than saying I hate apple or I hate android , type creative ideas u wanna see in a phone ( either it's iPhone or android ) , they are suing each other because they have nothing to do and I wanna say something simple , can u guys watch a video about iOS 1 , 2 , 3 and judge if android is copycat or not cuz I kinda feel they copycat and the guys who talk about FM , A2DP support in Bluetooth , download manager and other stuff , supporting these things isn't illegal for apple , they just over each thing slowly to make u always eager to update to iOS 2 then 3 then 4 then soon 5 and so on , not offering everything then after 3 weeks max I get bored of my phone cuz I owned 4 Nokia phones , 1 Motorola , 1 Samsung and 1 HTC and each one costed me $700-900 then I went to apple iPhone 3G then 4 and I'll continue to 5 (4S) and releasing new iOSs makes me so eager and happy that they do something. Thnx for reading and I'm not a fan of anything , I owned every OS out there and I found iOS the best for ME.

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                              • 03 Sep 2011

                              Anonymous, 03 Sep 2011i used to really like apple products, but all of this bicke... moreApple is suing over valid reasons. How would you feel if you have wasted your resources to invent something n others steal the idea from you n earn money from it? There is no problem if someone copies the idea from you but at least give a percentage to the ones who wasted their resources to invent it. It's not that only Apple is suing all the time. Nokia also sued Apple, Microsoft also sues. Maybe you are not regular with the tech news.

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                                • 03 Sep 2011

                                AnonD-6838, 03 Sep 2011only if apple dropped its price a little more reasonably...... moreThen Apple would have to decrease the quality of the material that they use to build their phones like samsung. Then what will be the difference? iPhone will become less attractive like samsung phones n the sales would drop anyways.

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                                  • 03 Sep 2011

                                  I can't wait til Apple wins....

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                                    • 03 Sep 2011

                                    I hope Apple reads this.

                                    Im an htc fan, but because apple's childish unsportsmanship acts lately, i wanted to buy a phone, so i bough Samsung Galaxy S2 to support Samsung, and it made me so happy to see that speed demon doing all my tasks and games with zero lag, i convinced my wife to not wait for iphone 5 and buy the Samsung.

                                    Apple products will never enter my home.
                                    As with many other people i know, they will not support apple anymore.

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                                      • 03 Sep 2011

                                      AnonD-16809, 03 Sep 2011this could be a serious blow to android and rubin..google m... morehow is this even a blow to android ? LOL

                                      oh you apple fanboys will just about say anything =]

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                                        • 03 Sep 2011

                                        I am sick of all the sue and sue that's going on this year, apple should get a hobby because clearly they are incredibly bored, I'm sorry but that's the way it is.