> It's clear that they want to own their entire ecosystem Hasn't Jobsian Apple always been like that? They want white-knuckled control, unless it benefits the

> It's clear that they want to own their entire ecosystem Hasn't Jobsian Apple always been like that? They want white-knuckled control, unless it benefits them to cede a little, and they never remove their hands from the wheel, they just relax the grip a bit. But they're always spring-loaded to grasp it back. This was my biggest hesitation in switching from PC to Mac as a personal usage platform: the controlling nature worried me. A couple years after switching it still bugs me, but not enough to act as a deterrent.