At least Google is being honest about the Honeycomb situation:

Google has many projects that follow either the open or closed model, and others that do not cleanly fit either stereotype. Android and Chrome OS are examples of permeable interfaces between Google and the outside community, and would be defined as open on the surface. However, both projects periodically “go dark” on the community to surprise the market. In a sense, they are both open and closed depending on business needs at any given time.

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At least Google is being honest about the Honeycomb situation: Google has many projects that follow either the open or closed model, and others that do not cleanly fit either stereotype. Android and Chrome OS are examples of permeable interfaces between Google and the outside community, and would be defined as open ...