I think we are using different points of reference here. if you take the iPhone as the ground zero of smartphones, then Android was still new. But I'm looking at the Palm OS/Windows CE/Blackberry/Symbian days. This makes the parallel between MSX/Android and Panasonic/HTC even more clear.
And to go back to the point: OP implied that it was a stupid strategy of the manufacturers to embrace some standard. I see no fault at the strategy. It didn't pan out, that's all.
And to go back to the point: OP implied that it was a stupid strategy of the manufacturers to embrace some standard. I see no fault at the strategy. It didn't pan out, that's all.