The patent system is to blame here. Android is shipping on more units than any other OS and Google is going to win if things continue this way based on current

The patent system is to blame here. Android is shipping on more units than any other OS and Google is going to win if things continue this way based on current trends. They are probably not far away from getting Android to a similar level of polish as iOS within the next few years. There's only so much you can improve on in terms of the OS software before you hit the point of diminishing returns. At this point, the trends are clear, Google will win the mobile OS war. There is really no other likely outcome at this point unless Apple does something drastic. In business, it is pretty much expected that public companies will act in the best interest of its own stakeholders, so this lawsuit was just something that had to happen. You can't blame Apple or Microsoft for this. This is what you do as a business to protect your products and removing your barriers to entry, or you fall off the mobile rocket ship. Also, honest question, but why do people get so upset over this blog? I just looked up John Gruber on Wikipedia and his full time job is maintaining a blog to write about Apple products, with a history of being an "Apple Apologist". We're we expecting him to write something different?