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This is all true, but it's too late. The open source community (and HN) proclaimed Android as open for years, and frankly shouted down anyone who suggested othe

This is all true, but it's too late. The open source community (and HN) proclaimed Android as open for years, and frankly shouted down anyone who suggested otherwise as an iOS apologist (which clearly some of them were), People believe they are getting something free and open when they buy Android. These fine distinctions aren't going to make a difference in anyone's mind since the Geek vote already went to Android.

Ygg2 13y ago
Really?! The gist was that Android was more like eventually open, because real development lags behind the OSS version?
- embolism 13y ago
  Are you seriously trying to pretend that general consensus on Android wasn't 'it's better than iOS because it's open'? Now that wolf has been cried, it's too late.
  - Ygg2 13y ago
    I'm not pretending anything. Both of those statements are true. Android is more open than iOS, FxOS is more open than Android. And in every Android topic there is at least one commenter saying that Android isn't truly open.
    - embolism 13y ago
      That one commenter is usually drowned out to the point that the desire for 'open' is believed to be satisfied by Android. Now that a real open alternative comes along, it's too late.
      - Ygg2 13y ago
        We'll see I guess.