> Yes, one's entitled to that opinion, but it's slightly misplaced sentiment.

How do you figure? How long have you been using/developing with Google products?

Microsoft had the same reputation a few years ago. They learned the hard way what happens when you piss off developers. They are now making great strides to right those wrongs. What is Google doing to assuage those fears?

The way they have managed Android itself should give all mobile developers some consternation. It is an absolute mess with a ridiculous amount of cognitive overhead. Its a utility OS now and a really bad one at that.

My gut tells me that Android will be abandoned soon. Samsung could kill Android if it wanted to...