> It's never been very clear what "open" means, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean "untrained persons can perform major surgery risk-free". With Android, "Ope

> It's never been very clear what "open" means, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean "untrained persons can perform major surgery risk-free". With Android, "Open" means you must perform major risky surgery on your device to install software that hasn't been approved by your carrier. With iPhone, "Closed" means you can always install the latest OS as soon as it's released.