Jailbreaking doesn't help when, say, Google doesn't release an app to the public that Apple won't let in the store.

I agree with some of what you say but can't help but feel that open is the only way to a good future.

Then again, this device isn't even out yet. It certainly hasn't taken over the world. And even if it becomes wildly popular Linux, BSD, Windows, and whatever other OSs are out there are not going away because of it.