im guessing that one big thing here is that google will not be selling any phones, as such they have to make sure their adds get seen. to do that they need to play nice with the operators, at least in usa, as they have a habit of slapping their own branding on the firmware.

still, i sometimes wonder if some take this open/free stuff a bit far. it seems some are angry at openmoko for going partially qtopia. this introduce qt onto the platform, and some seem to react like a vampire vs garlic...