Openness and Interoperability: and the evolution of podcasting

“A Sunday Morning Coffee Notes about Jobsian reality distortion fields, AutoLink (again, sorry), Feedburner, progress report on my outliner, and when quality really matters.” Dave Winer discusses the upcoming Apple announcement, likely a transition to Intel processors, and how the tech industry tends to “manage” the buzz and speculation around such events. He also criticizes the practices of companies like Google and Feedburner, arguing they engage in “vendor lock-in” that harms users by making it difficult to move away from their services. Winer advocates for more open and interoperable standards, citing Postel’s Law, and suggests Feedburner could make it easier for users to migrate their RSS feeds. He also reflects on the evolution of podcasting, noting the one-year anniversary of his own podcast “Morning Coffee Notes”.