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Fragmented OS

March 1st, 2010
Posted in CS . Computer Science . Industry
By Alison

So, the Technical Account Manager for Android at Google came for the department’s seminar session. She’s basically in charge of Google’s relationship with manufacturers that use the Android OS. First off, Google is not the soul creator of Android. It’s actually a creation of the Open Handset Alliance, a group of handset manufacturers, software developers, [ READ MORE ]

Intellectual Property III: Patents

January 26th, 2010
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Alison

Note: This is from my original blog, written December 2008. This is US-centric. I’ve decided to revive some of them. And now to part 3. This is much shorter because I really don’t care much for patent laws. Patents are mostly to protect inventions. Patented inventions are protected against other people from making, using, or selling them. [ READ MORE ]

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