FLOSS

The attempt of both Google and Apple to control the entire content, communication and user experience chain has come to the point where none of the parties are making any serious attempt to mask it. This has been done before - AOL, Compuserve and MSN come to mind.

This is not a Google trap nor is it my attempt for the title of the "most obfuscated blog title"

There seems to be an agreement that the current proprietery software licensing model is in a bind. Vendors are are not making enough money and users are not getting enough functionality and security for thief money. Getting users to upgrade is becoming harder, not only because of the direct price of upgrading, but because of the indirect costs of deploying and training.