Doc Searls on what Apple is doing right.
"Apple is doing a lot of things right (or close enough), and their circle of the development Venn diagram is overlapping hugely with the UNIX community, including committed open source folks, commercial "solutions" developers and all those science types for whom UNIX is simply a universal environment � and they’re still highly compatible with Microsoft as a fellow platform vendor. Yes, there’s reason to be concerned about Steve Jobs’ Hollywood connections (Apple is in the BPDG), he’s clearly his own man, and blessedly free of the antitrust lawsuits that have terribly damaged Microsoft’s spirit (no matter how much they may deny it). The energy coming off Apple right now is very stong and positive. People there are having fun. They’re competitive, but not combative (a critical advantage over Microsft’s only serious � but perhaps fatal � character flaw). My advice (no, I don’t own any): buy Apple stock. There is a sea-change happening, and it’s going down fast."
[via JOHO]