Android and its perceived 'openness'

Yes, he's right, but I'd rather have a glimmer of hope than simply closed business as usual. And Android is a step in the right direction, even if we're not there 100%. Also, you can't blame Android for the problems with lame carriers.

openly pessimistic i see. they slapped their name on the thing, they put their rep on the line, you think they're going to just let people run free and create viruses and malware to tarnish their baby?

think man. would YOU go through the trouble to create a product and release it with no controls in place? that would be like letting anyone bottle coke with your logo on it and them selling shit in a can.