Dan is characterizing Rubin's position around security as non-inclusive. Not that "nothing was secure", but that any feature (X) that was prioritized was done so not just without taking security into account, but with a belief that security was at odds with said feature (for all examples of X).
Basically, in a bastardized form of the "Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick two."
I don't know who was the responsible party for Android's terrible security track record, but Dan knows a lot more about mobile security than I do, so I'm hesitant to say he's slandering anybody.
heh thanks for the support and, yes, you got my position right. For anyone who might be thinking I'm an iOS fanboy or something, our company is probably harder on Apple than any other in the world with regard to security:
Basically, in a bastardized form of the "Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick two."
I don't know who was the responsible party for Android's terrible security track record, but Dan knows a lot more about mobile security than I do, so I'm hesitant to say he's slandering anybody.