<i>favors benefit to the end-user rather than the developer or other vendors</i><p>I think Apple's current approach favors benefit to <i>apple</i> rather than developers or end-users.<p>Sometimes Apple's interests line up with those of the user, but often they don't. I hope it hurts their sales and benefits more open platforms (probably Android) - that may be because I'm from the old world.<p>I like the dreams embodied by the Lisp machines and by OLPC. The idea that every part of the system can be easily inspected and manipulated resonates strongly with me. The freedom to tinker with a device can and does lead to new and amazing things the original creators never imagined. College kids playing with iPads will never invent Multifinder, and that's sad.