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I'm convinced Android being open source is just an accident of history. It's been somewhat useful for Google to be able to ride on that goodwill, but they're no
by Telaneo 14d ago
I'm convinced Android being open source is just an accident of history. It's been somewhat useful for Google to be able to ride on that goodwill, but they're not actually invested in open source beyond the ways it directly benefits them (or at least they haven't been in the last 10 years). Thus they're happy to throw the baby out with the bathwater if they believe they need the bathtub for anything that will earn them 0.1 cent more than that baby would.
- Ritewut 14d agoIt's like PC parts being modular. IBMs greatest mistake and the industry wants to make sure it never happens again.
- NetMageSCW 13d agoWhen IBM tried that with PS/2 it didn’t go so well.
- layer8 13d agoApple seems to be having more success.
- ikiris 14d agoIts more a reflection of the vastly different internal culture of the time (and different executive leadership). When Patrick Pichette left and Sundar became CEO both led to massive culture shifts.