It seems to me that Android is really about taking share from Windows Mobile, not the IPhone. Given that, it would make sense to take the multi-platform approach that they have. This article, and the comments within it, seem to simply be "stuff that must be said" given the recent announcement re: Chrome OS.
It was never about taking market share from some other mobile OS. Google's main objective here is to put pressure on carriers and handset makers. They need high end phones with good web browsers to become the norm. More people using these phones mean more people using the mobile web (and therefore Google's services).
