> When something is open and able for anyone to do with as they please AOSP is open. Android from Google is not -- manufacturers have to agree to only ship Goo

> When something is open and able for anyone to do with as they please AOSP is open. Android from Google is not -- manufacturers have to agree to only ship Google's OS, not any competing forks. (Yes, they can customize things like the launcher, but those aren't true forks.)