Apple Matters dimmest writer (Chris Seibold) has posted a bit about lessons Apple learned from not turning the original Mac into a dominant computing platform. According to the dullard the original Mac was fantastic, leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, but Apple’s slow response to changes consumers wanted led to the marginalization of the machine. Here’s an example of Chris’ reasoning:

The last thing to note about the original Mac was the failure to be responsive to the market. Macs cost twice as much as a PC but Apple never seemed to notice. When the company should’ve been trying to drive adoption the company chose to focus on driving profits in a big way apparently realizing too late that early adoption could drive later profits. You’ll note the iPhone is very competitively priced.

Okay, so the guy is a little slow. Maybe he can pick it up in the conclusion:

The answer of why Apple is being so flexible with the iPhone when the company hasn’t been flexible before is obvious. Apple learned a lot from the Mac. Apple learned that being way ahead in technology is great but that just gets write ups in magazines. To truly define a new platform it is necessary to be aware of people’s objections and be responsive to them. Apple won’t cede tis platform without a full on fight. Can Apple get outperformed in the cell phone market by RIM or Google? Perhaps, but not if the company stays as responsive as it has been so far.

All righty then…. if that kind of obvious pro Apple spin appeals to you you can read the full article at Apple Matters.