Interesting. After Steve Jobs left Apple the first time, Apple became much more like the other hardware companies of the time, including opening up things that

Interesting. After Steve Jobs left Apple the first time, Apple became much more like the other hardware companies of the time, including opening up things that they had previously held tightly closed. When Jobs returned, they clamped back down. Now, Jobs has left Apple permanently and Apple is once again opening up. So here's a question: Is this a good thing, or is it a sign that Apple is returning to the mediocrity of the earlier non-Jobs era? Is Apple losing what made it great?