Jenkins: Apple's Second Date With History

Holman Jenkins: Apple's Second Date With History
Whose phone strategy is smarter in the long run--Apple's or Google's?

From the Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266261585303350.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_t

Here is another article, very much in line with the previous article I posted. Key quotes:

"Isn't Steve Jobs replaying the gamble that almost broke Apple?"

"Because Mr. Jobs insists on keeping software and hardware under tight control, Google's platform is the one that will benefit from competition among multiple handset makers, producing lower prices and faster innovation..."

"Likewise, because Mr. Jobs insists on vetting all applications that run on his phones via the iTunes App Store, you'll need an Android phone to capture the full benefit of openness to the Web."

"The dangers of Google's approach? With so many different Android phones floating around and with so much openness to the Web, the search giant risks delivering a crummy, fragmented, even disastrous user experience, with security leaks, viruses and customer service that fails when needed most."