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To: Doren who wrote (109003)2/13/2011 1:59:33 AM
From: i-node  Respond to of 213183
 
Doren

I agree it is a struggle for all players. Sometimes it is necessary to use hw or sw components that are closed, e.g., to insure compatibility or for security reasons or to protect proprietary property or 100s of other reasons.

I really don't like it when it affects the end user adversely because it has been tried time and again and more open systems usually end up creating more demand for the product.

Imagine what the world would look like today had proprietary rights to Msdos been retained by IBM! It may not be an overstatement to say that pc technology would have been set back a decade. The computer industry really flourished because of msdos supplanting other contenders once and for all.

And I am reasonably sure IBM benefited in the long run, though I surely couldn't prove it.



To: Doren who wrote (109003)2/13/2011 3:59:30 AM
From: Road Walker4 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 213183
 
Whether or not these tactics will benefit Apple or come back and bite them in the äss is really the question.

The jury is back with the verdict: Benefit. the award is being the second most valuable company on the planet.

Seriously you can whine all you want about closed v. open from a consumer perspective. But Apple has proved the closed case from a value perspective.


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