“Once upon a time, Apple dreamed of killing giants. Today, that
hope belongs to a new generation — of open-source
programmers.”
“For Macintosh lovers, the joking question posed in early August
in the online discussion forum ‘comp.sys.mac.advocacy’ packed a
diabolical punch — the kind that stabs you in the gut even as it
makes you laugh. In a topic titled ‘A little Linux advocacy,’ a
software developer named John Jensen rhetorically addressed Apple
founder and current interim CEO Steve Jobs. ‘Steve,’ asked Jensen,
‘do you want to sell colored plastic all your life or do you want
to change the world?'”
“Sure to ring a bell with any follower of Apple, the jibe made
reference to a hallowed landmark of Apple history — that moment
when Jobs seduced Pepsi executive John Sculley into becoming
Apple’s CEO by asking him, ‘Do you want to spend the rest of your
life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the
world?'”
“How times change.”