Twenty years ago, Umberto Eco, an Italian philosopher, compared Apple’s platform to Catholicism and Microsoft’s to Protestantism. The Macintosh, he wrote, “tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step to reach.” By contrast, Microsoft “allows free interpretation of scripture…and takes for granted the idea that not all can achieve salvation.” Apple, under new leadership, may be at the cusp of its own Reformation. (The Economist) Definitely the punchiest ending paragraph to all the articles covering the Apple releases.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:30:33 +0000
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