Ironically, Android being an "open platform" competitor to the closed iPhone was one of its major initial selling propositions. Andy Rubin, 2008: "A developer

Ironically, Android being an "open platform" competitor to the closed iPhone was one of its major initial selling propositions. Andy Rubin, 2008: "A developer will be able to use it as a platform and they'll be able to develop their application on the Android platform. But also because of its openness, a developer will be able to modify the platform, make the platform better. Therefore, because the platform is open, we think Android is somewhat future-proof." https://www.cnet.com/videos/t-mobile-launches-g1-first-google-android-phone/ https://www.cnet.com/videos/t-mobile-launches-g1-first-googl...