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Should Apple Open Source the iPhone?

Posted by timothy on from the would-sure-to-have-to-have-all-that-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Given the OpeniBoot project is just a breath away from getting Android onto the iPhone, maybe Apple should consider opening up the platform. This post has five reasons, but I think there are far more. Without open source, Apple will find itself in the same position as today's Microsoft in seven years."

2 of 379 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Microsoft in 7 years? by Llywelyn · · Score: 5, Informative

    Number abuse! 2 minute minor!

    Seriously. Talking about their stock price right now is an extremely dishonest way to look at it, and saying they are "ratcheting downward" seems to be totally ignoring the size of the rate.

    They've lost... 1.9 points from their marketshare in the last 10 months (oh, the horrors!) and are down *only* 44% from their 52-week high. SPY is down 41% from their 52-week high. FCX (to pick a random stock) is down 82% from their 52 week high. Citigroup is down 77% and Apple is down 48%.

    Given the rest of the market, MSFT is doing just fine right now.

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  2. Re:They did... by Score+Whore · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not to be contentious, but you might want to review your statements before posting.

    Dell market cap on 12/10/2008: $23.41 billion.
    Apple cash in the bank at quarter ending Sep 08: $24.49 billion.

    Apple could write a check for Dell and have a billion dollars left over. If they aren't competing with Dell, it's not because of a lack of money.