The philosophy at Apple may have finally been cracked. The open-source web and future of applications is in full focus. How can a company compete with a world of developers, eager to try their shot?

Apple has made it clear that they wont allow applications that test, exceed, or go into the root of Apple’s iPhone software.

With the recent block of Google Latitude and Voice, Apple has set a clear precedent of conservative pragmatism that assures the iPhone’s destruction. Unless Apple reverses it’s closed off course, opens up to the open-source philosophy, and becomes a company for developers, Apple has already lost the smartphone wars.

Google and Verizon’s recently minted deal for Android on Verizon Wireless phones creates one of the greatest deals for Google–the phone is now going to be on the most popular national carrier.

Wake up Apple, we don’t want a closed device.

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