This is interesting for Google. It one way it's huge validation. Afterall, Facebook is working with Android and not Apple. Android still in general suffers from

This is interesting for Google. It one way it's huge validation. Afterall, Facebook is working with Android and not Apple. Android still in general suffers from at best apps on par with Apple's and usually they feel a little behind. So this is significant from a simple PR coup perspective. Facebook's big announcement evolves around Android! Yet as noted in this article it comes with it's own set of challenges which are well documented here. In general, I think Google is the winner here - only because I don't see Home being that much of a threat as a concept. I think Facebook has now positioned itself as a "necessary evil" in our culture. In general people use it to keep up on friends and family. But embracing the entire experience a la home probably makes you look like more of a dork than a hipster.