It is also the primary reason I have been following the Android OS for the past 2 years, and the reson I jumped on Android the first chance I was able. I like to support (not just use) software that is Free as in Freedom, hence I use Linux at home and work. The OS is open, not thte apps that run under it (well, some are, but that is at the choosing of the software developer.) Just because something is free, as in free beer, does not mean it is Free as in Freedom. I can't really believe that these widgets really cut into HTC's bottom line. I personally think that I would go after royalties rather than a cease and desist. If the dev did indeed 'copy' the graphics from HTC, then by all means, the guy should have to pay. Did HTC invent and/or copyright images of the clock, sun, clouds, rain, etc. I completely understand the copyright issues, but come on, this is a widget not an interface.

I'm gonna blog my thoughts on it soon enough, so if you want, check out until then (And I worked a god-awful long time to get that image of the Droid to look quasi-good).īooo! to HTC. I'm working with him to actually test his new Twitter client. HTC has sent a Cease and Desist Order on LevelUpStudio to remove the app, reported by AndroidGuys (tipped off by yours truely). Beautiful Widgets was inspired from the HTC Sense UI so that people like me and other Droid users could enjoy the really sexy flip clock dock. If you guys haven't seen the amazing widgets from LevelUpStudio, you should.

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