And here is where the battle lines are drawn this time: > Microsoft actively courted hardware manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Apple sued anyone who trie

And here is where the battle lines are drawn this time: > Microsoft actively courted hardware manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Apple sued anyone who tried to produce compatible hardware without their blessing. No-one is going to make a compatible iPhone, and Apple is also using patents to try prevent anyone making anything even comparable. On hardware, Apple is fighting harder than last time. > Microsoft actively courted developers, by providing them with a strong toolchain and turning them loose on the platform. Apple sacrificed developers on the altar of user experience. Now, Apple can actually stop you selling your software on their platform, in an instant - power only to be dreamed of in 1985! Add to that, the ban on Flash that is forcing developers to do twice the work or only support the dominant player (Apple.) They did the same with the Mac, no cursor keys and so on, but this time it's even stricter. No Google Voice, no way to run the same code on iPhone and Android, no apps that infringe on Apple's ever-moving goalposts... Apple has not given up on the strategy they tried with the Mac. Oh no, it's just that they weren't strict enough and the stupid courts never ruled in their favour! Now they have a proper level of control, they can make sure the iPhone wins! BUWAHAHAHAHAAAA!