It’s here.

John C. Dvorak has a history of saying bizarre things about Apple and then having them either come true or being so wrong that it’s laughable. His latest is that Apple should make OS X Open Source. Part of me loves this idea, part of me thinks it’s counter to Apple DNA. I can’t see them giving up their differentiator.

However, there is an opening. And if Apple thinks big and thinks different, certainly, the notion of a sexy open source alternative to Linux would have geeks salivating at the thought. I wonder what kinds of software would come of it.

The thing is, Apple gives away xCode, their development environment, with the OS. When you buy OS X, you can opt to install xCode for free.

I’m logging this more as a signpost than anything else. Dvorak might be a nut job, but he called the Windows move, sort of.

Apple does it. Very interesting for Apple to come at it this way. Windows users are used to a little more pre-announcements than Mac users. Quite a development.

This article on Apple Matters is definitely food for thought. Apple will likely compete with cable providers, satellite television providers, Netflix and Tivo, even if it’s not overt at first. The notion that I can subscribe to television episodes and download movies… That’s huge.

Apple is the 4th largest music retailer in the world. It took them three years. The iTunes Music Store opened in the spring of 2003. The long-promised digital media/home entertainment convergence that has been long-promised may come to fruition.