It won't happen in the near future because there is very little interest in Android even among the early adopters and hackers. Android sales have been dismal.

It won't happen in the near future because there is very little interest in Android even among the early adopters and hackers. Android sales have been dismal. What makes this round of platform struggles much more interesting is that Apple has learned from its mistakes in the 1980s. Apple listened to its developers and released the iPhone SDK, and lowered the iPhone 3G price to appeal to a wider audience. Sure, there are still many rough patches such as the App Store, and the much touted security vulnerabilities. But the latter are only going further to perpetuate it in the consciousness of the general public. Bad PR is still PR. On the whole they've been doing a very good job and should remain the benchmark for at least the next 18 months.