Congratulations, 's Timothy B. Lee. You've found a new way to phrase the same argument presented by about a dozen other people and repeatedly objected to by Apple bloggers. Well, the Macalope's sure you'll address those objections hahahaha just kidding, we both know you won't. And, true to the genre, Lee doesn't mention profit once.

Lee never really does explain what exactly it is he thinks Google's winning. They're just...winning. Like Charlie Sheen.

Lee uses a funnel analogy, saying Apple represents the small end by focusing on a narrow user experience while Google represents the big end by being flexible in devices and user experience. The Macalope's got some nits about his terminology, but it's not a horrible metaphor--he's just using it to draw horrible conclusions. Yes, if the goal is to get every last who gets hot over , then Google's method is more likely to achieve that. If the goal is to get as much as possible, however...