[FussyZeus]

Careful now, can't be criticizing Google too much on HN, they send the wolves for you.

I'd love to know how many of the people rallying around Google's defenses now were anti-Microsoft back in the day for doing what is basically the same damn thing they were doing with Internet Explorer, only IMHO worse because Google didn't even develop Android, they just picked it up and filled it to the brim with their software.

[kungtotte]

I don't know which HN you've been reading, but there's a fairly strong anti-Google sentiment around here...

[fartcannon]

Due to their past and current behavior, I'm still anti-Microsoft. And I'm definitely anti-Google. Anti Apple, and Amazon, too.

Generally, I'm anti-lock down and anti-spying. I bet a lot of those old anti-MS people feel like I do.

[bitmapbrother]

>Google didn't even develop Android, they just picked it up and filled it to the brim with their software.

What Google initially bought was no where near a commercially viable product and any remnants of that legacy code probably don't even even exist in the Android code base of today.

>only IMHO worse because Google didn't even develop Android

Sort of like how Microsoft bought MS-DOS, the foundation for Windows 1.0, from Seattle Computer Products. Except for the part where Microsoft then tried to screw them over by suing them and ultimately settling out of court.

[shemnon42]

> Careful now, can't be criticizing Google too much on HN, they send the wolves for you.

These are kale fed wolves. You'll be fine.