{"id":464,"date":"2010-05-25T06:46:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knuetter.com\/christian\/?p=464"},"modified":"2010-05-25T06:46:29","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:46:29","slug":"is-apple-suburban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knuetter.com\/christian\/2010\/05\/25\/is-apple-suburban\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Apple Suburban?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across this article<\/a> the other day from the New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0 In it, the author makes the case that the Open Web is a bit like a city: disorganized, dirty in places, unsafe in others; and that the application-based environments of the iPhone and the iPad is more like a suburban neighborhood with its safe and clean streets.<\/p>\n

Something about this really resonated with me.\u00a0 For the same reason that I live in the city I like the idea of having more open access to my computing experience.\u00a0 I appreciate the Apple for its focus on design and the experience but, as I’ve written several times<\/a> in the past<\/a>, I’m not a fan of their heavy handed control.\u00a0 In the same way, I like living in the city, where all walks of life are around and every day you can experience something new as opposed to the quiet suburban lifestyle where the experience is more controlled.<\/p>\n

While I think the new iPhone (and its operating system) offer some compelling new features, I’m looking forward to this summer when I’ll be able to ditch my AT&T contract without penalty and switch to a more open platform like Google’s Android system.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong – I’m also not a fan of allowing Google to have access to having so much of my information but for the time being their system is more compelling to me than Apple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I came across this article the other day from the New York Times.\u00a0 In it, the author makes the case that the Open Web is a bit like a city: disorganized, dirty in places, unsafe in others; and that the application-based environments of the iPhone and the iPad is more like a suburban neighborhood with … <\/p>\n

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