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I'm writing this because I know that there are others in my life who are having a crisis of faith. We've attended the Church of Mac faithfully for the last five years. We've quickly upgraded to the newest versions of OSX when Bishop Jobs has asked us to, for the good of the Platform, and we've blindly converted all of our music to iTunes. Recently I've had doubts, and as I make my weekly offering to iTunes, I'm nagged by doubts about the upcoming OSX Lion App Store and the decision to deprecate Java.

Mike Loukides writes "App Inventor and the culture wars" on Radar this morning. Here's an excerpt:

"Apple is saying "trust us, it will just work." Google is saying "We'll help you to be creative and make your own stuff that works for you." There's nothing inherently wrong with either approach. Apple's approach is more appropriate for an entertainment device, more like the 60s TV, radio, or dial phone. It does more, but it's still sealed; you can't open it up and hack it. There are plenty of people who want that kind of experience--possibly a majority. Google is opening up the guts and letting you create--and taking the gamble that people who haven't been creative in the past will start."

Go read the full post on Radar.