Comment Comment by alanthonyc Doesn't the fact that the iPad is itself a closed...errr, integrated...system counter your argument?I'm all for open standards, API's and community cooperation of course. I just don't think that Apple is necessarily the antithesis.The fundamental difference between Apple's position today to Microsoft's monoculture of the previous decade lies in their motivations.Apple wants to make great stuff.Microsoft wanted to control the world.btw PG: I rfs8.html is not on the rfs.html page yet. parent alanthonyc 16 years ago
I'm all for open standards, API's and community cooperation of course. I just don't think that Apple is necessarily the antithesis.
The fundamental difference between Apple's position today to Microsoft's monoculture of the previous decade lies in their motivations.
Apple wants to make great stuff.
Microsoft wanted to control the world.
btw PG: I rfs8.html is not on the rfs.html page yet.