Open Apple is a description of a fundamentally different company. Apple does do a bit with open source and could do quite a bit more without problems. But wha

Open Apple is a description of a fundamentally different company. Apple does do a bit with open source and could do quite a bit more without problems. But what "Open Apple" implies, are things like an "Open" specification for the Dock Connector. And "Open" specifications that invite vendors to write their own device drivers to handle those accessories. And that's an invitation for third parties to sell crap accessories with buggy or broken drivers and generally annoy the hell out of users who are currently paying Apple a premium to not be annoyed. Similarly with services. "Open" the specification, allow the world in, and you get crap and esoteric support problems. Again: things that people pay Apple a premium to not suffer. And none of this is to say Apple is perfect, or their way is better. They make their mistakes, but they believe they're the right people to fix them. And they naturally support fewer devices, fewer services and fewer use cases. So it's far from appropriate for everybody. But it's damn sure appropriate for Apple's customers. Woz's statement reads like a musing from someone who doesn't understand why the best of intentions don't always become the best of manifestations. If you Open Apple, they'll get new, different customers. And lose all the old ones.