[opendtv] Re: Apple and walled gardens
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:57:04 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Before Apple created the iPOD and iTunes, the audio CD was the weapon of
> choice for the music industry. You could either pay ten bucks or more for
> a new CD to get the one song you wanted, or you could become a pirate.
>
> Apple created a viable marketplace for the legal sale of music and drug
> the music industry out of their "walled garden" kicking and screaming. It
> took a few years, but the music oligopoly eventually came around...
>
> Before Apple created the iPhone the wireless oligopoly had iron clad
> control over the services available via a cell phone. The telcos
> controlled the limited number of apps available and charged through the
> nose for each service. The telcos tried to control music, video and data
> on their handsets.
>
> Apple created a viable marketplace for developers to sell their wares to
> smartphone customers. They totally changed the behavior of the telco
> oligopoly and transformed the industry, allowing Google, and others to
> follow in their footsteps...
What a strange view, Craig. All I see is that Apple has wrestled some of the
control from a single telco of their choosing, AT&T, and taken over that
control for themselves.
Remember when you used to champion "separate content and carriage"? I would add
to that, "separate appliance from service provider."
Next thing you know, you will find a way to justify why your electric company
should have total control of your choice of toasters and light bulbs.
Bert
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