> It's hard for me to imagine the "killer app" that can't be done on a platform that has a completely open web browser

I don't want to write yet another web app. I want to write actual apps that run right on the device (or at least on a VM on the device). And as a user, I usually only use webapps when no good alternatives are available.

> I guess what I'm saying is just this: all the cries of "software freedom!!" as though it were a revolutionary political struggle ring hollow to me.

There is a struggle going on. Now, whether or not people choose to see it is another matter.