Open is about the power to pick up an app and move it—to and from on-premises, our cloud, or another cloud—at any time. Open-source software permits a richness of thought and continuous feedback loop with users. Open APIs preserve everyone’s ability to build on each other’s work.

1. Open is about the power to pick up an app and move it

2. Open-source software permits a richness of thought and continuous feedback loop with users

OSS such as Android, has an open code base and development is the sole responsibility of one organization.

OSS with community-driven changes such as TensorFlow, involves coordination between many companies and individuals.

OSS with community-driven strategy, for example collaboration with the Linux Foundation

Google regularly open-sources internal projects

3. Open APIs preserve everyone’s ability to build on each other’s work

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It’s worth noting that not all Google’s products will be open in every way at every stage of their life cycle. Openness is less of an absolute and more of a mindset when conducting business in general. You can, however, expect Google Cloud to continue investing in openness across our products over time, to contribute to open source projects, and to open source some of our internal projects.