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Wozniak Calls For Open Apple

Posted by samzenpus on from the open-up dept.

aesoteric writes "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has voiced a renewed desire to see the company open its architecture to the masses, allowing savvy users to expand and add to their products at will. However, Wozniak qualified his desire for a more open Apple by arguing that openness should not impinge on the quality of the products themselves. He also sees any change of heart on openness as a challenge when Apple continues to rake in huge cash with its current model."

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  1. Good luck with that by GameboyRMH · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If Woz hadn't made himself the Judas of Apple fanboy mythology before, this should do the trick.

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  2. Never gonna happen by erroneus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mod me redundant I know...

    I wonder if Woz is hoping to get called to "save Apple" after they start screwing Apple up with their "MBA" thinking. Isn't that what screwed Apple up the last time? Got rid of Jobs, Apple went to hell, brought back Jobs and Apple came back double. We've all made the prediction that Apple will go to hell again without Jobs... it may take the "iPad 7" before people begin to realize what's wrong with Apple, but Woz isn't going to be invited to save Apple. Why not? Woz is way too different and he's not the "god" Jobs was. Also, Woz is a geek... his stuff appeals to people with "gadget love." Jobs was all about the new shiny things. Those new shinies are what made trillions for Apple.

    That said, what would a new Apple "Under Woz" be like? I can imagine a lot of things. It would turn Apple desktops and laptops into Linux machines... or BSD machines. It would sell its OS for generic PCs. Something good or interesting might well come of it...who knows... I doubt we'll ever know. The MBAs knew they were wrong when they pushed Jobs out. They had to admit it when they called him back. But they have forgotten about all of that and they were never wrong and they always knew what they were doing and still do. Woz doesn't know what he's doing, I'm sure they will believe and they will never give him a chance to show what he can do.

    If they ask me, they should hire some sort of coach for Woz, slim him down to fit into a turtle neck, and practice demonstrating new shiny things. He isn't Steve Jobs, but they need SOME kind of Steve to keep going. They're going to go downhill pretty fast otherwise.