Links that actually detail the changes made to the algorithm, and links to the Google Play certification requirements would be useful substantiation; just like they did for all the good points they had above that.
Also, i don't understand why you felt the need to emphasize Google Play. That is exactly what i had said in my comment above.
> Links that actually detail the changes made to the algorithm
That's a joke, right?
> links to the Google Play certification requirements would be useful substantiation
Irrelevant. You should re-read News Corps' claims, which is what Google is responding to. Google Play certification was not a complaint. Android certification was the complaint - and you can't link to something that doesn't exist.
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*
Also, i don't understand why you felt the need to emphasize Google Play. That is exactly what i had said in my comment above.