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Developers
who will receive the Google Glass Explorer Edition will have to think twice
before they resell or even simply allow other people to borrow the device due
to a provision on the terms of service for the augmented reality eyewear.
Apparently
the online search giant has thought about all possible circumstances when it
will release the device to developers. The terms of service indicate that the
device will be deactivated if it will be loaned or resold to someone else by
the developer. Developers had to shell out $1,500 for the opportunity to use
the device ahead of everybody else.
The rule for
the Google Glass Explorer Edition is quite specific since it tells developers
that they cannot resell, transfer, loan or even simply give the device to
another person. If they do this without the authorization from Google, the
internet search giant can deactivate the device, and the developer will not get
any refund from the company. They will also not get any product warranty or
support for it.
This is not
the only restriction that the company has in place for the Google Glass Explorer
Edition. Since majority of the revenue of the company comes from
advertisements, or around 95 percent, it also prevents developers from creating
advertisements on the much-anticipated wearable device. The so-called
“Glassware” developers are prohibited from including advertisements or charge
users when they download applications for the device.
Google
released the terms of service recently together with the programming interface
the developers will use in creating applications for the augmented reality
eyewear and the Mirror API documentation. The specifications for the device were
also released by the internet search giant as the Google Glass Explorer Edition
was gradually released to its users.
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