"The only platform that really works is a platform with no platform vendor, and that’s the Internet." --Dave Winer http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/01/h

"The only platform that really works is a platform with no platform vendor, and that’s the Internet." --Dave Winer http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/01/heyMikeIToldYouSo.html http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/01/heyMikeIToldYouS... All vendors attempt to influence the relative positioning of their applications on their platforms. Microsoft and Apple have long thrived with this model, and I expect Google to too. The difference with Google is that I also expect them to be more open about it, hence the open sourcing of Android and perhaps other OS moves they make. I think this is significant because of Google's investment into public infrastructure. They are not building out a platform upon which only they can make money. I see Google as the number one contributor to the Internet Operating System today.