permissionbasedweb

My 2009 Team of the Year Award
By James Governor on December 30, 2009
Has to go to the folks behind Google Android.
A couple of months ago when my Nokia N95 suddenly turned into a brick the inestimable James Whatley aka whatleydude was kind enough to loan me an HTC Magic running the new mobile OS from Google. I played with the device for about five minutes before proclaiming: […]
Posted in Business | Tagged android, apple, google, HTC, iPhone, permissionbasedweb

Towards a Permission-based Web. Wherefore Net Neutrality? Or: Maybe Open Source Wins After All
By James Governor on October 30, 2009
As we rush to purchase Apple products and services on Cupertino’s monochrome treadmill of shiny shiny I can’t help thinking the open web community is losing something vital – a commitment to net neutrality and platform openness.
If a single company can decide what plays on the network and what does not, in arbitrary fashion, how can that be […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged android, apple, Comcast, droid, FTC, google, microsoft, netneutrality, Open source, permissionbasedweb, s/360, walled garden