The Android operating system displays both the advantages and challenges of open source software. Android is immensely popular, and is now the leading smartphone operating system, having recently surpassed Symbian and the Apple iOS. But Android is a very complex product which uses over 19 licenses with different obligations, says DLA Piper partner Mark Radcliffe, and that presents challenges for developers and distributors.
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Legal Challenges in Android Development
Law Technology News
May 31, 2011
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