Closed Open Source? Why can't Google be more like Microsoft?

This article is ridiculous crap. At the end of the day, Google <i>gives you their freakin' code</i>, damn it. This means that if you're not happy with the way Google is running things, you can go ahead and fork your Chrome OS or Android. And if you do manage to build something significantly better than what Google can offer and people use your stuff over theirs, <i>there's nothing Google can do about it</i>.<p>Jeez.

I was amazed when Google released Chrome (the browser). One day there was nothing, the other day there was web comic explaining dream about the browser and the next day there was the browser itself.<p>How could they build a web browser in complete secrecy without anyone spilling a word about it to the public?<p>I didn't know it was possible in times when even government documents make their way to the web and copyrighted movies are routinely published as torrents days before their premiere.

<i>Chrome OS isn't built for developers. It's built for Google. And online advertisers.</i><p>ChromeOS is built for users. The comparison in this article is ridiculous. Somehow because Google does not provide a developer prerelease they are anti-developer. It seems to me there is plenty of time to develop: there is a a period of time between when Android gets released and when it gets onto the handset of your choice.<p>If you are writing a development tool that you need early access to releases perhaps it's best talking to google. I'm sure that Google is willing to work with anyone who is supporting their platform.