And Netscape's stock is so strong on its own, that it's not likely to happen. On the other hand, it seems that Apple could be profitably bought out by its developers. With an organized Net strategy, built from software components that are already shipping, the stock could get a Netscape-like lift. Even half of a Netscape-lift is worth thinking about. Even one quarter of that lift.
Platforms are about making the trains run on time.
But today's platforms come with too much face. A day I hope to see. I subscribe to Guy Kawasaki's mailing list. You can too. Several highly opinionated messages go out each day, often with quotations from other people, including press releases from Apple and others.