There’s is an interview with Steve Wozniak which covers quite a bit of ground. But he also comments on the iPhone’s closed Operating System compared to Google Open Operating System “Andriod”.
Mr Wozniak even speaks out against the iPhone 3G, Apple’s latest cult product which caused pandemonium in the West End when it was launched in Apple’s Regent Street store this summer.
“Consumers aren’t getting all they want when companies are very proprietary and lock their products down,” he says when comparing the iPhone’s closed operating system to the new Google phone’s open source system which allows anyone to modify and adapt the way the phone works. “I would like to write some more powerful apps than what you’re allowed,” he laments.
If consumer technology spending plummets, and the indications are it will, Apple should be better placed than others to survive as many of their customers buy their products with almost religious devotion.
While many companies would give their all for such strong customer loyalty, both Mr Wozniak and Mr Jobs “don’t like the fact that it’s a bit of a religion”.
“I would like to have the users influence the next generation,” he says. “With a religion you’re not allowed to challenge anything. I want our customers to challenge us.”
The interview is a good read and as always they got a lot of Woz in it.
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