As we get further into the iPhone's life cycle, the devices are getting more-and-more proprietary, and less-and-less compatible with the things we already own, even if you're already all-in on the Apple ecosystem.
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — go beyond the usual scenarios in examining the symbiotic relationships between Apple's more proprietary model and Android's open heritage.
This burden is an enabler for more proprietary trading and risk taking.
Still, Mr. Fannin of The Star said, "All these leagues are getting more proprietary about their rights and what's theirs and what's theirs exclusively -- especially when it pertains to the Internet".
With the involvement of more and more proprietary software firms in open source communities, the viral GPL licenses has become a barrier.
And so far, major news sites like CNN.com and MSNBC.com seem to take a much more proprietary view of their content and how their audiences use it.
But operating profits from more proprietary, sophisticated devices for outdoor and fitness applications (hunting, hiking, cycling, etc).
Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure and other more proprietary environments will open up to integrate with federated environments.
This presented a challenge to African VOD startup, iRoko, which countered with several of its own moves to enter new countries and produce more proprietary Nollywood content.
Kovalskys said Nearpod will spend a good chunk of its Series B capital on hiring and developing more proprietary digital content for its library.
