Apple proved him right long before this. But there was no outrage against Apple, since they make shiny things that everyone likes. And people actually liked the security that this gave them. The battle was lost then.
I don't remember a time I couldn't put linux on an apple. Maybe I'm wrong or forgetting something.
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
If those are the examples, can't we go further back and blame other cell phone manufacturers? Or get mad that Nintendo didn't make it easy for us to put our own OS on the NES?