An interesting post on the 451 Group blog, on how Google has seemingly become the de-facto standard bearer for more open alternatives when Apple leads the way.
He considers the case of the iPad (left), and how Google's response will be centred on Chrome (via the open source project Chromium).
Whatever Apple comes up with, it seems Google or somebody else or a band of competitors such as the Open Handset Alliance are ready and willing to come up with something in response. In order to make it cost-effective, fast, brandable and developer-friendly, the response also involves open source software.The question he asks is: How open is open enough?
For another take on open source competition to the iPad, check out this post on the Intel Software Network - Apple iPad and Innovation in Open Source.
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