New analyst report: Android the most closed platform #visionmobile
This report introduces a new way of measuring openness of open source projects like Android, Qt, Symbian, MeeGo, Mozilla, WebKit, Linux and Eclipse.
The report documents how in fact Android has limited transparency, its development is mostly closed to outside contributors and Google dominates over handset make-up and Android application distribution. The report analyses Android's closed nature in what in the past has been only speculated - e.g. see
- Techcrunch http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/26/open/
- GigaOm http://gigaom.com/mobile/heres-why-google-is-holding-honeycomb-back/
- Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/google-keeping-honeycomb-source-code-on-ice-says-its-not-ready/
The Powerpoint has the report's key insights - and the full 45-page report is here http://www.visionmobile.com/OGI