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   by convexhulled 6mo ago

   Yes, now that SDF font rendering is the industry's preference, he drops the software patent. That is, he is dropping the patent because it isn't a commercially viable piece of software, not because he is ethically opposed to it. G
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   by convexhulled 3y ago

   Same here.
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   Google allowing for alternative payment systems in Play Store(nytimes.com)

   2 points by convexhulled 3y ago|0 comments
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   by convexhulled 3y ago

   Sure, personal pride might cause someone to continue to inflate stats even after leaving a project. I can't speak for Tim or his motives here. It's completely reasonable to continue to be skeptical of these claims without public n
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   by convexhulled 3y ago

   You'd have to ask Tim
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   by convexhulled 3y ago

   Tim was a director on Flutter until a few months ago and now works at Apple. That is, he has first hand knowledge of Flutter's numbers and now that he works for a competitor, no motivation to inflate Flutter's stats. Without getti
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   by convexhulled 3y ago

   Your comment couldn't be more off-base. Hickson left Google for his own personal reasons. Not because Flutter is losing resources or that he was asked/assigned to work on something else. Google has not lowered the amount resources