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Tuesday 5 May 2015

Have the 2 top tech giants come to a truce?

We’ve witnessed the tense hostility between the leading mobile tech companies (Apple and Google). Apple doesn’t like other tech companies “copying” them in whatever way; else, they’ll have to sort it out in court. Now rumors have it that Google’s mobile division (Android) is working on a way to make their smart watches work on iOS devices (yeah, they really wanna do it). But the problem is not if Google CAN do it, it’s whether or not Apple will let them do it (why?) Apple is a megalomaniac. This was proven in their T & C’s which expressly stated that the mere mention of other Operating Systems in their apps or devices is strictly prohibited! This rule still remains in place and Google’s watch is called well Google watch; get it? So the only way this will work (note that this is just my personal opinion though) is either if Google changes their watch’s name or if Apple revises their T & C’s (which is less feasible).
On another note, taking a look at Android L’s source code shows some semblance to Apple’s codes. So there is a chance that these tech giants have been “borrowing” each other’s codes (or is it just a one way street?) because Android is open source while iOS is not. Now with Microsoft making it possible to run iOS and Android apps on Windows 10... well, that's another story entirely.
For now, these are just rumors in the tech universe (nothing solid yet); so I'll keep my ears to the ground and get in contact with my sources to keep you updated. Keep visiting for more updates! Cheerio!

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