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Google and China , which may be a proxy for deeper conflicts over economics and values, could easily impact open source.

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That’s because Google has become the U.S. company most identified with open source development. Google’s Android phones are mainly made in China — like nearly all phones.

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Google insists its pull-out won’t impact Android, but can we really be certain? Can Google really be certain? Hassling HTC, quietly putting out the word to others not to support Android, could delay Google considerably. If China wanted it could tell its courts to encourage Apple to file suit there, saying it was only seeking to protect patent rights. It could tell Taiwan that Android is provocative.

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