| Everyone remembers the iconic Super Bowl | | | | Where is the possibility for exploration for the next |
| commercial in 1984 where there was another option | | | | generation? |
| besides IBM which was Apple. This commercial broke | | | | While there is an argument that locked down |
| was showing consumers that there were more | | | | systems help with countless security issues that are |
| computer options that didn't have to be the same or | | | | there today because of the internet, but there is also |
| as uniform as everyone else. | | | | a place to have open systems that someone can |
| When a customer purchased an Apple at that time, | | | | explore the pieces of the system to learn how a |
| they got a fairly open system. Many computer | | | | computer works. It's understandable that a consumer |
| enthusiasts spent time back in the 1980's playing on | | | | might want to have a safe mode that guarantees to |
| their Apple computer, hacking, and exploring the | | | | be free from security issues, but there is no option |
| system. Quite a few people today who are technical | | | | to open up the system. |
| experts learned while tinkering. | | | | Ironically, Apple with the iPad has become the same |
| Today with the iPad, there is no option to explore or | | | | uniform computing system that they were arguing |
| tinker because the system is completely locked | | | | against more than 25 years ago. It doesn't seem that |
| down. Apple has total control of the system, control | | | | a brand new Apple product is an open enough |
| of what applications are allowed, and can even | | | | system for someone to learn about computing. |
| remotely remove applications from the system. | | | | |