Street sent me a message that represented himself as someone who wrote Neomedia's corporate blog (he'll post the mail if you like). The message suggested a need to license patents. As such it was turned over to legal, and after their evaluation it was determined there was no relation between the IP in question and our current work. However it had the effect of making Neomedia look very unprofessional -- nobody was "pissed" but just forgot about the company.
This ensured they were never considered in the same though as 'acquisition'. (The misunderstanding was cleared up later when contacted by Neomedia, who is not pleased with this 'help'). In the end Google "built" vs "bought" barcode technology, which you're all aware of. There was never any offer to purchase any company -- sorry, that's completely false. That piece of strategy was quite settled, and years ago. I'd move on.
This is evidence of how FUD and misinformation can do damage and I have a "grudge" against it. Unfortunately it's just me -- nobody at Google even knows who Neomedia is anymore.
You should use whatever barcode scanner you like for Android. Try several and use what works best for you. Since Barcode Scanner has 50 times more downloads, and is rated 4.5 stars vs 3 stars, I wonder why a few of you here have such a different opinion. Anybody "pissed" and letting that color judgment?
Here's "DD" you should try: read the Market feedback on Scanlife. Because it only reads indirect Scanbuy codes, it just doesn't work on anything people scan. It's been savaged as a result, since everyone already expects to read the direct codes out there. What does this say about how feasible this model is, today?
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