According to the write up done by Erick Schoenfeld of TechCrunch exploring Apple's deepening rift with Google and Adobe. The question he poses is a provocative one: Is CEO Steve Jobs committing the mistakes that earlier condemned the Macintosh to niche status?

"Jobs is once again pitting Apple’s complete product design mastery against the rest of the industry, except this time he thinks he will prevail. Whether it is his repeated moves to keep Adobe’s Flash off the iPhone or his growing rift with Google over Android, Jobs is making the iPhone and iPad a relatively closed system that Apple can control. All apps need to be approved by Apple, the ads shown on the apps will also start to go through Apple, and no matter how hard Adobe tries to open up the iPhone to its Flash developers Apple will keep blocking all its efforts."


Some background. Earlier this week, a tempest broke out after Apple tightened its requirements for developers interested in publishing application on Apple's App Store. The change puts new restrictions on iPhone developers, who won't be allowed to use third-party software and tools to create iPhone applications. That has riled more than a few developers and raised concerns that Apple is attempting to create an increasingly "locked-down" platform.

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