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codedivine
The better headline is Webkit is more "Open" than Android
srl
Quick, which tech powerhouse's flagship mobile product came out dead last in a systematic survey of the openness of eight open-source software projects? You'd be forgiven for saying 'Apple'...

This makes it sound like a comparison of iOS and Android - which it obviously isn't, because iOS is not open-source (and therefore inherently less open than Android). An old, well-established product like webkit is not comparable to a new product (Android) being constantly beset by patent disputes and so on.

An excellent mix of misleading hooks and unfair comparisons.

jhack
Comparing a browser engine to an operating system to determine which company is more open? Why not compare Android to iOS, or Safari to Chrome?
sek
This article shows so much of what is wrong with tech journalism these days.
shahoo
It's Official: Oranges more easy to peel than Apple.
MattLaroche
What a troll of a headline (of course, I clicked it, so it worked). It'd better read:

It's Official: Apple's WebKit Is Now More 'Open' Than Google Android.

I wonder how much of this will be rectified when Ice Cream Sandwich is open sourced.

Kwpolska
Bullshit. MIT shall censor these blogs sometimes.