Facebook and Google haven’t been getting along lately. The initial animousity arose when the social-networking giant blocked Google’s Friend Connect feature, citing security issues as the reason for the block. Well, hey, protecting users doesn’t constitute a personal attack, right?
Now the battle rages on as Facebook has revealed that they will not be releasing an app for the new open-source Android OS. This is in contrast to Facebook’s action on the iPhone and BlackBerry, who they have already released apps for. If you carry either of those brands you’re probably aware that there are full-featured Facebook applications customized for both of those devices. The iPhone version is stated to be very strong.
Early adopters of the Android G1 will certainly be disappointed with this news, especially if they were avid Facebook users. Don’t count out Facebook from appearing on the OS (it probably will happen – eventually), but be ready to wait awhile. hough the company’s current statement indicate they have no interest in developing for the platform, and that third-party devs may have to take up the cause. Sounds a little personal to me.
An interesting side note? Facebook’s top investor is MS (who also serves ads on the site), and we know that Microsoft just loves Google (sarcasm in full effect). Conspiracy? Probably not, but who really knows…
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