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by dwedge 34 days ago
Android was originally enticing because of iOS locking everything down and controlling the ecosystem
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Android was designed to prevent Windows from dominating mobile:

I literally helped create Android to prevent Microsoft from controlling the phone the way they did the PC - stifling innovation. So it's always funny for me to hear Gates whine about losing mobile to Android.

— Rich Miner (https://x.com/richminer/status/1879004092602982765)

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