Well certainly nothing new in the article in terms of the closed Apple ecosystem that is the iOS. I think that a lot of Apple products (anything running iOS, the Apple TV) are not geek products. Geek in that they are purposefully limited in their functions. If you want to do things that aren't listed on the box you really have to go out of your way to do it (jail breaking etc.). But the geek community isn't a big one. The average Joe and Jill aren't geeky. They just want things to work, they don't want to troubleshoot their phone.
Personally speaking I've been buying more Apple products lately because they are not geeky. They are simple, they work and they look good. I do not feel like spending the time to tweak things, troubleshoot or spend hours getting things set up. Geeks like to do that stuff, I don't and most the public doesn't like to either.
Whether or not this is good for the computer industry down the road I have no idea. Most people that have computers in their home only end up using a small fraction of it's power and function. It's possible that most people will be using locked down devices like iPhones and iPads and the tradition computer will become a more utilitarian device.
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