Apple vs. Open Innovation

It's become almost a religious belief that to get 'real" innovation you need a broad community of people sharing ideas and helping to improve whatever is being dreamt up. Free from stifling corporate constraints and management process overheads, "open innovation" can go fast and take unexpected directions.

That's what entrepreneurs do, isn't it? Many eyes help keep you from blind alleys. Peer review keeps you honest. Buzz gets you market, or at least mind, share.

And then there's Apple.

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