Not going to get into the whole shebang as it's been covered extensively by the various outlets cited by Apple Insider, but it doesn't take more than a quick peek to see that it's insidiously biased against Google. Why? In part, because it spends all of 3 sentences defending Google, while the rest of the article - some 17 paragraphs - attacking and insinuating that Google may have done this before:
While Google's Android case continues, the issues being raised also suggest similar potential problems for WebM, the VP8 codec Google acquired and released as royalty free software as an alternative to the open, but not free, H.264 specification backed by Apple, Nokia, and other hardware makers.
The company delivered WebM almost immediately after obtaining it, raising questions about how thoroughly the company reviewed its new code for possible intellectual property issues.If all you did was read Apple Insider's coverage, you would have nary an idea of what actually happened, but worse, you might be led to believe that Google's WebM could also be in trouble. This is grand speculation with nothing to support it.
AI should be ashamed of trying to obfuscate facts. How bad is AI's work? This is directly from their graphic used in the article:
Google Android: from button phone to iPhone clone.
Apple's Steve Jobs knew Google was entering the phone business. He didn't realize his partner would also enter the iPhone clone business.Why is this disturbing? Because it has nothing to do with the article, except to falsely attack Android. Andy Rubin - co-creator of Android - had a long history of involvement with mobile operating systems (Magic Cap) and smart phones (Danger Hiptop / T-Mobile Sidekick), and was in development of Android years before Apple began development of the iPhone.
Apple Insider = FAIL.
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