“Imagine if when Windows 7 came out, it was only offered on only
one particular Dell computer. It was also uncertain when or if
other computers, including those made by Dell, would ever be able
to upgrade to it. Welcome to the ‘clopen’ world of Android.Google has made much of Android being “open” for use by anyone
and thus potentially better than the “closed” system of the Apple
iOS world. But “clopen” would be a better way to describe Android,
as some have, because it’s both closed and open at the same
time.
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