[Porsche-O-Phile]

I don't disagree. However, for Jobs to claim that Apple is "open" is ridiculous. I understand their rationale about controlling developer apps, etc. but the reality is that is consistent with a (very) CLOSED approach to development, distribution, support, etc.

I do not fault them one bit for demanding that everyone who wants to develop for iPhone, iPad, whatever needs to meet THEIR standards first, but this is also a slippery slope and comes with all the baggage of authoritianism (look at all the iPhone apps that Apple has already censored and/or crushed under its boot). HARDLY open. Business smart? Sure, maybe. But call a spade a spade - they want full control from design through use to (eventually) landfill.

There's a reason so many iPhone users jailbreak the devices. Not everyone likes or wants someone else thinking for them.