The dilemma for any platform provider has been the same since operating systems were first decoupled from specific hardware. Should the organization seek to deliver a unified, fully quality-controlled experience, for users and developers, by asserting iron control? Or should it encourage maximum adoption and innovation by giving partners freedom to differentiate and create added value? Google has been spiked by the horns of that dilemma many times with Android. Attempts to assert Microsoft-style control have caused anger and rifts in the community, from the attempt to confine the initial release of the first tablet variant, Honeycomb, to a select few partners; to the rules and regulations laid down by the Open Handset Alliance and the Android One program. Where…