I wonder if that's because Google needs this role and Apple doesn't. Apple has such a super buttoned down approach and take it or leave it mentality that a deve

I wonder if that's because Google needs this role and Apple doesn't. Apple has such a super buttoned down approach and take it or leave it mentality that a developer advocate role may be redundant. Google has always had a loser feel with disparate divisions which in turn requires helping outside developers navigate the internals. Just a guess.