<i>"... The problem is not Apple's products but their policies. Fortunately policies are software; Apple can change them instantly if they want to. Handy that, isn't it? ..."</i><p>This has changed.<p><i>"... They treat iPhone apps the way they treat the music they sell through iTunes. Apple is the channel; they own the user; if you want to reach users, you do it on their terms. ..."</i><p>This has not changed.<p>I think the basic idea that pg was getting at is <i>"evil begets stupidity"</i>. While I'll reserve judgment until I see  how media is handled &#38; app rollout goes I don't like what I see with delicious monster ~ <a href="http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/8289792566</a> because the stupidity button can still be turned on (and off).