For about a decade now, ever since it became clear that the jungle of the World Wide Web would triumph over the walled gardens of CompuServe, AOL and MSN, a general consensus has solidified among the otherwise fractious population of people who think big thoughts about the Internet. That unifying creed is this: Open platforms promote innovation and diversity more effectively than proprietary ones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/technology/internet/11every.html…