You know, while i hate Murdoch and what he's doing, this doesn't mean that i'll be blind-eyed to the bad things Google is doing alongside the good things. You're being no better than Murdoch in your blind defenses.

> That's a joke, right?

Absolutely not. Why should it? There is no need to lay bare the entire thing, but a change log has no reason to be hidden.

> You should re-read News Corps' claims

I did, and while they do not say "Google Play" outright (since it involves actually MORE things than Google Play), they very clearly state that they are talking about things other than the core OS package:

    Google has developed a "certification"
    process for *Android-related products*