> "My casual impression is that Apple’s lock isn’t nearly as secure, in part because it’s relying on the loyalty of individual customers — in contrast to Micros

> "My casual impression is that Apple’s lock isn’t nearly as secure, in part because it’s relying on the loyalty of individual customers — in contrast to Microsoft, which was largely relying on the loyalty of corporate IT managers, who are inherently more conservative." The important thing is right in this quote. Apple cares about making product we want to buy, not product we are forced to use. To stay relevant, Apple needs to keep going. And because they rose so high, they pushed other players to offer amazing product to compete. That's almost like capitalism at its best. Of course they could fail, and they will not be saved by IT Managers inertia. Well too bad, I will have fond memories like I have fond memories of my C64 and Amiga500. I certainly prefer that to the bland pc market.