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Chrome is free. Google builds websites to attract advertisers. Which makes Google's lack of openness all the more perplexing.

And what's this about not being able to get the Android source!? I'll buy an iphone right now if that's true. At least Apple doesn't try and pretend they're not evil.



Android source for Honey comb is indeed not available and hasnt ever been, so far. Only the GPL parts (kernel, iptables basically) are open because they're forced by law.

I don't think we'll ever get HoneyComb source. We might get Ice cream sandwich source. Might. Only Google knows.


I don't see how this makes Google's lack of openness perplexing at all. On the contrary, I would be surprised (and pleased) if they were at least as "open" (which I don't think is the right word anyway) as to include a "Try it anyway" link as they did in ro.me




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