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1) they don't have the money to develop for both the iPhone and Android.
2) announcing they won't develop for Android will bring them some needed publicity as it did for that gaming company who did last time.
3) if they don't have the funds to develop for android and make money out of it, they may as well try to cash on the fact that they won't be developing for Android.
All and all, pretty pathetic PR.
Tell that to my dad and sister who deleted their whole collection of mp3s thanks to "iTunes making it much easier".
That's what make patents in theora extremely unlikely IMO. That and the fact that theora devs are extremely cautious on the matter, this is also the reason why theora is not as good as it should be (avoiding patents at all price).
> "innovating is stealing"
Not only the soil was different but the depth and location of the epicenter were not comparable:
"Saturday’s quake was centered offshore an estimated 21 miles (34 kilometers) underground in a relatively unpopulated area while Haiti’s tectonic mayhem struck closer to the surface — about 8 miles (13 kilometers) — and right on the edge of Port-au-Prince, factors that increased its destructiveness.
In terms of energy released at the epicenter, the Chilean quake was 501 times stronger. But energy dissipates rather quickly as distances grow from epicenters — and the ground beneath Port-au-Prince is less stable by comparison and “shakes like jelly,” says University of Miami geologist Tim Dixon.
Survivors of Haiti’s quake described abject panic — much of it well-founded as buildings imploded around them. Many Haitians grabbed cement pillars only to watch them crumble in their hands."
How would that be more apt? In twitter you can make your account private, so only a few selected people can see your actions.
Also a retweet, a reply or even a tweet are all actions (the action to retweet, reply and tweet ie say something).
@foobar said cool. <reply button> <retweet button>
That's an activity that can be public or only be viewed by your friends. People can participate by doing the same activity (retweeting or replying).
This also applies to google buzz, myspace, hi5, github comments, linkedin and tons of other services. It looks like the OP should re-read the patent.
This case could also help many torrent sites to survive http://torrentfreak.com/can-google-secure-a-safe-haven-for-b... . Where I live there is no netflix, no itunes, no hulu. And most people wouldn't have the money for those anyway. So torrent sites play a great role in democratizing culture (good and bad culture I know).