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Originally Posted by kjk
What I think is interesting about this (putting aside the China implications) is that you are right-I think the whole beauty of the idea is that it can be forked as people find different needs/desires...but that does put Google in a precarious position as the current gatekeeper of Android in some ways.
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Well yes and no. Since google owns the Android trademark(I heard they leased or bought the name). This will prohibit any vendor from using the name. This will allow google to maintain control of the android development. Also since Google owns the Android Market they won't have access to any of the apps.
The plus side, being open source, they will be able to leverage technology from each other.