This has the air to me of something that wasn't planned initially, but Jobs is reacting to the bad press about the "closed" iPhone/iPod Touch. Seems he's a lot more flexible now. It took 20 years for Apple to release a mouse with more than one button.

Quoted: Third Party Applications on the iPhone/iPod Touch. Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have ...

I hate bluetooth headsets.

Quoted: Why are Bluetooth headsets so lame?
In search of a hands-free phone headset that won't make people hate you.

Fascinating comparison of the font philosophy of the two companies, reflecting deeper truths about them as well.

Quoted: Apple and Microsoft have always disagreed in how to display fonts on computer displays. Today, both companies are using sub-pixel rendering to coax sharper-looking fonts out ...

Stock Backdating - Jobs avoids penalties

Quoted: It's become clear by now that a major job for our legal system is trying to figure out a way that we can simultaneously (1) punish those greedy backdating wrongdoers; and (2) keep Steve Jobs out of jail. It's getting harder.

Sponsored by Call -A.P.P.L.E. Remember them?

Quoted: you can now relive, play, and enjoy old Apple 2 games and other disks through the internet and web browser