hi DDN community -
the washington post asked me for a quote about apple's 30th birthday, coming
up this saturday, april 1.
they may or may not end up using the quote. just wanted to share it here,
for what it's worth.
Apple Computer was founded by two idealistic people yearning to bring
computing out of big corporations and big government into the hands of ordinary
people. That spirit of popular empowerment is reawakened with the blogging and
podcasting phenomenon -- and with desktop video and music production, a tidal
wave of creativity has been unleashed. When a musician can publish their music
online for $15 -- without any royalties being received by middlemen, a great
step forward in civilization has occurred. (i.e. http://tunecore.com)
The dream, started so long ago, is materializing in ways undreamt of.
what i didn't say in the above quote is that my time is being spent more
and more with linux and other free software projects. i choose to use tools
that will bring the greatest empowerment to myself and my community.
can these two dreams co-exist? they can, for me. will there be a place for
microsoft in the future of computing? there might be. or there might not be. it
depends on whether the company is able to reinvent itself.
- phil
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"Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens through gentleness."
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