Easy Root App Removed From Android Marketplace | Linux Today

Easy Root App Removed From Android Marketplace

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 2010

“Interestingly though, it is Google and not the developer who
has pulled the app from the marketplace. The reasoning is not
exactly clear since rooting is now legal and hence Google – a
company that extolls open source – should have no problem
with letting a rooting application on their marketplace.

“There are speculations though that the app may have been
removed because it used Google’s open source for profit-making
motives.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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