There is much to admire here, and his admittedly grandiose words about the open being the future of government, commerce, entertainment and culture generally so

There is much to admire here, and his admittedly grandiose words about the open being the future of government, commerce, entertainment and culture generally sound great to the optimist in all of us. I have a few minor quibbles with conflating their Android efforts with everything else, but in general this is an admirable policy eloquent expressed and stoutly defended. I think the most important part is this: "All other things being equal, a 10 percent increase in share or a 10 percent increase in industry value should lead to the same outcome. ... As long as we contribute a steady stream of great products we will prosper along with the entire ecosystem. We may get a smaller piece, but it will come from a bigger pie." I wish more companies had the courage to take this position, but it's so much easier to accept a guaranteed slice of a known pie.