Seems like a good time to link back to Doc Searls' piece on Steve Jobs, shortly after he returned to Apple in 1997. "These things I can guarantee about whatever Apple makes from this point forward," Doc said...
1. It will be original.
2. It will be innovative.
3. It will be exclusive.
4. It will be expensive.
5. It's aesthetics will be impeccable.
6. The influence of developers, even influential developers like you, will be minimal. The influence of customers and users will be held in even higher contempt.
7. The influence of fellow business artisans such as Larry Ellison (and even Larry's nemesis, Bill Gates) will be significant, though secondary at best to Steve's own muse.
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Dave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
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Seems like a good time to link back to Doc Searls' piece on Steve Jobs, shortly after he returned to Apple in 1997. "These things I can guarantee about whatever Apple makes from this point forward," Doc said... 
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