This emotion in this blog is in a lot of ways revealing about Apple. The writer sounds hurt. I don't think Microsoft would have attracted this kind of response.
For me, I tend to look at changes in terms of their effect on the ecosystem as whole. From that perspective, I'm very glad that Apple exist, as they are.
I like that Apple is fanatically adherent to its ideologies. Taking things to extremes is also a good way of discovering principles and the uncovering the costs of compromises. In any case, I think
An ipad is extremely simple. The pool of people who can become completely comfortable with it in a few days is larger then for any other computer. It's metaphors are tidiest. An iOS app is a more clearly defined concept, for example, then it is on Android.
A fanatic trying to prove that a simple life on $500 per person per month is the ideal way of living probably isn't right, but she is useful to have in your life. She will probably make all sorts of discoveries that will enhance your life, even if you don't buy her entire ideology. In your life you will be making all sorts of compromises. These have tradeoffs. Inevitably you will be wrong about the pros & cons of some choices.
Maybe glued together hardware is not worth the tradeoff. Maybe it is. Maybe it is sometimes. Now we get to find out.
At the end of 2012, things look better than they did 1 year ago from this perspective. We have several viable operating systems from three very different companies. It seems likely & possible that new entrants will appear if those three don't cover all needs.
For me, I tend to look at changes in terms of their effect on the ecosystem as whole. From that perspective, I'm very glad that Apple exist, as they are.
I like that Apple is fanatically adherent to its ideologies. Taking things to extremes is also a good way of discovering principles and the uncovering the costs of compromises. In any case, I think
An ipad is extremely simple. The pool of people who can become completely comfortable with it in a few days is larger then for any other computer. It's metaphors are tidiest. An iOS app is a more clearly defined concept, for example, then it is on Android.
A fanatic trying to prove that a simple life on $500 per person per month is the ideal way of living probably isn't right, but she is useful to have in your life. She will probably make all sorts of discoveries that will enhance your life, even if you don't buy her entire ideology. In your life you will be making all sorts of compromises. These have tradeoffs. Inevitably you will be wrong about the pros & cons of some choices.
Maybe glued together hardware is not worth the tradeoff. Maybe it is. Maybe it is sometimes. Now we get to find out.
At the end of 2012, things look better than they did 1 year ago from this perspective. We have several viable operating systems from three very different companies. It seems likely & possible that new entrants will appear if those three don't cover all needs.