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> I wouldn’t call Android a failed open source project until it has had a chance to catch its breath. Here's hoping that all my projects fail as badly Android

• pedalpete 16y ago
  Though I agree with your sentiment, I think the point the author is making is that Android is in for a rude awakening. One thing that apple has going for it with the iPhone ecosystem is the simplicity of the user not having to think 'i need to have os ?' to run this or that. The app store manages that for them (it usually tells me I can't install apps because I haven't updated the OS). I'm just getting into Android, but from what I've been hearing it is a much more fragmented system, and managing that is going to be a real pain. When that pain point hits customers, it is going to get really confusing. They may just opt for a system where they know what they're getting.