Mike shares a humbling war story, then we dig into the great “Android Instant App Conspiracy”, the announcement that destroyed the .Net ecosystem & the poverty trap of software development.

Plus some closing thoughts on Google vs Oracle, a neat tool of the week & a special holiday bonus extended laid back chat!

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— Show Notes: —

Mike’s DO / Ghost War Story

Hoopla & Feedback

• Android Instant Apps Conspiracy Theory
• How One Announcement Destroyed the .Net Ecosystem on Windows

• The Software Development Poverty Trap

• Op-ed: Oracle attorney says Google’s court victory might kill the GPL

• FOSS Patents: Here’s a MOUNTAIN of willful-infringement evidence the Oracle v. Google jury won’t see in trial phase one
• FSF statement on Court of Appeals ruling in Oracle v Google

Blending Apps, Bots, and the Cloud

• Apps, Bots, & Cloud Oh My
• What does this all mean for independent / smaller developers

Tool of the Week

• Gru