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Comment by hahainternet

12 years ago

> Google literally pushed the company out of business by strong-arming manufacturers to stop using Skyhook services.

This is what Skyhook claimed, but the reality was much different. Skyhook were intentionally or unintentionally polluting the Google AP database. They refused to change and so failed the compatability test.

Look into this more.

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