One example that the second article makes is that features like in app purchases are bad to be behind closed source.
In-app purchases inherently need specific architecture and trust in an institution that facilitates payment.
With Android you are free to switch over to another system that facillitates payment.
A company like Ripple is free to compete with Google’s solution and provide developers an alternative. The same is not true with the iPhone where third party payment processors are outlawed.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/neither-microsoft-nokia-nor-anyone-else-should-fork-android-its-unforkable/
One example that the second article makes is that features like in app purchases are bad to be behind closed source.
In-app purchases inherently need specific architecture and trust in an institution that facilitates payment. With Android you are free to switch over to another system that facillitates payment.
A company like Ripple is free to compete with Google’s solution and provide developers an alternative. The same is not true with the iPhone where third party payment processors are outlawed.