Whoops! I got something very wrong in my post about Bricked iPhones.

I closed with, “Can’t wait to here Leo Laporte go ballistic over this, just as Russell Beattie did.”

Indeed Russell Beattie did not go ballistic. I should have described his reaction differently and it was wrong for me to lump him in with the irrational exuberance of most commentators on this issue.

I am sorry for that.

It seems my opposite opinion on the issue makes me the elitist snob upstairs in my Apple fanboy room while he is with all the friendly folks downstairs at the party.

I think its time to stop with the Apple vs everyone and Apologist vs. Righteous Rebel throw-downs.

My single point about the Apple update is that if you want live in the wild on the iPhone you had better realize that you are going to get burned if you don’t tread carefully when forewarned to do so.

Steve Jobs is insanely obsessive about the details, presentation and control of his company’s products. He will perpetually piss off people like Russell and other bleeding edge developers longing for more.

I chose a Mac as my business and development platform knowing that it is a dance with a devil.

But he is just the same devil as found in most successful organizations, like Gates, Stallman, Hansson and others.

We love or hate their products because they are opinionated and passionate.

That may make me an apologist for the ones I like.

I just don’t care for whiners.