the sky is falling; living in an ecosystem of one

In Praise of Ecosystems

It's actually fairly surprising that something so dim could find its way to publication.

The assertion that Apple operates in a closed system completely ignores the iron fist that Microsoft has on the rest of the market. Since when is Apple's DRM (FairPlay) any different from WMA? The only difference is that in this rare occasion, Apple controls the market instead of Microsoft.

The logic of this article suggests that if Apple will fail with the iPod, then so must Microsoft.