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Oh look! -It's a Google fanboy apologist! Obviously, this is a good thing because it lets all Android users enjoy The Full Open Web, now that it's been Opened up a bit more.

Open is Good. Google is Open. Google is Good. Open open open.

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No one ever insinuated that Google is completely open with Android. That would be a ridiculous claim. However, I think it's hard to argue that the ecosystem is more closed off than iOS or Windows Phone.

Until Firefox OS and Ubuntu for Android get a foothold, your argument is just not very compelling.

I beg to differ. Plenty have tried to say that. In fact in pretty much every attack (yes attack, the threads feel very orchestrated) on iOS, one of the principle benefits touted is that Android is open. Even Rubin tried to declare it 'open' with his now infamous tweet (https://twitter.com/Arubin/status/27808662429). Let's keep those goalposts static.

>> No one ever insinuated that Google is completely open with Android.

You must not visit the same tech websites I do then...

TBH I wouldn't mind them blocking AdBlock Plus for simple reasons of harming content creators. If people don't want ads that's fine, they don't have a right to view my content.

I know HN isn't, but it should be, on the sides of creators.

"TBH I wouldn't mind them blocking AdBlock Plus for simple reasons of harming content creators."

Under this logic they should block photo, audio and video capture apps...

If this was such a huge problem, the content creators could certainly use an alternative method of displaying ads within their app.

If you want to be paid for your content charge for it. If you put it open on the web then I have the right to consume it how ever I like. That's kind of the point of the web...

The point of the web is to share knowledge.

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