nightcats's Journal: Mr. Jobs, Tear Down This (Proprietary) Wall

I have a post up at Geekology today, in which (in the context of a frustrating rollback from Leopard to Tiger) I follow the footsteps of Ron Reagan and ask Steve Jobs to tear down his wall:

Don't fight open source, because it's a battle you are sure to lose. Again, Redmond sets the example here: they have fought FOSS and come out bloodied. Apple can observe the lesson and set to work after the same fashion as Google: making open source fit into its business model. Get to work on Linux versions of Safari, iTunes and Quicktime, and watch the open source community respond with their wallets and their downloads. Apple has long led the way in marketing and entrepreneurial innovation as well as techno-innovation: supporting and celebrating open source software is the next natural step on this path.