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I wasn't talking about UI innovation when I said "Computing Philosophy." I was talking about open vs. closed platforms, proprietary vs. open source. Apple is n
by andrewljohnson 17y ago
I wasn't talking about UI innovation when I said "Computing Philosophy." I was talking about open vs. closed platforms, proprietary vs. open source.
Apple is no more open or closed than before (still totally closed).
EDIT: Since I can't respond to the commenter, I'll edit a response here. The comment is silly... the iPad just came out, the iPhone has been out for years. Maybe Apple got more closed with the release of the iPhone, but the iPad is more of the same.
And actually, iPods are locked down too, so iPhones were just more of the same. Oh wait, Macs were locked down too until Apple switched to Intel processors... so even iPods were nothing new.
- jkincaid 17y agoI can run whatever I want on my Mac. Can't on my iPhone. I think the latter is more closed.
- gaius 17y agoSure you can. You just can't load it via the App Store. Where do you think those apps were developed?
- orangecat 17y agoMaybe Apple got more closed with the release of the iPhone, but the iPad is more of the same. The iPad is an attempt to replace the existing open environment of laptops and desktops. (Yes, Steve does want iPads and their successors to replace general purpose computers. It wouldn't be "the most important thing he's ever done" if it was just intended to be a super iPod touch). Oh wait, Macs were locked down too until Apple switched to Intel processors That isn't true for any reasonable definition of "locked down". Heck, there were more CPU upgrades available for PowerPC Macs than for Intel.