4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoGoogle Makes Over $92 Billion per Year By Owning Android (their 'open source' operating system)open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Makes Over $92 Billion per Year By Owning Android (their 'open source' operating system)open.substack.com4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoOpen source doesn’t mean free. It means the source code is unencumbered or only slightly encumbered by IP protections. Being able to make money from open source isn’t inherently a bad thing. Google being an Ad monopoly is a bad thing however.
Open source doesn’t mean free. It means the source code is unencumbered or only slightly encumbered by IP protections.
Being able to make money from open source isn’t inherently a bad thing.
Google being an Ad monopoly is a bad thing however.