One thing I've found to be true throughout my career: the culture and ethos of organizations is usually a direct consequence of the culture and ethos of the lea

One thing I've found to be true throughout my career: the culture and ethos of organizations is usually a direct consequence of the culture and ethos of the leader who built it initially, and remains as such loooong after said leader is gone. Well guess what ... the android team at google and the entire android ecosystem is the brainchild of Andy Rubin, who has recently been outed publicly as a total asshole (and who everyone at Google knew was a total asshole since pretty much the start of Android). All the things wrong with Android, including the iron-fisted management of what can and cannot run on the platform ("I know, I'm squeezing your balls til you pass out, but don't worry, it's for your own protection") can easily be traced to him.