Report: Steve Wozniak Would Return to Apple, If Asked

In an interview with Reuters, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he'd consider returning to Apple if asked. But if it were up to the engineering brain behind the first two Apple computers, he'd make iOS more open.

"My thinking is that Apple could be more open and not lose sales," the Verizon iPhone fan said in an interview on Friday. "I'm sure they're making the right decisions for the right reasons for Apple."

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When the reporter asked if he'd consider returning to an active role at Apple, Wozniak replied, "I'd consider it, yeah."

Wozniak is often credited for programming and building the first Apple computer, which he and buddy Steve Jobs famously sold out of Jobs' family garage in 1976. After suffering memory loss from a serious plane crash in 1981, Wozniak took a less active role at Apple. In 1987 he officially quit full-time employment at Apple and engaged in a series of start-ups. However he still sits on Apple's board of directors and remains on its payroll.

Currently Wozniak is the chief scientist at storage start-up Fusion-io. In 2009 he showed off a hidden talent on Dancing With the Stars.

He's not shy about his admiration of Android, either. Last fall a Dutch newspaper quoted Wozniak saying Android would eventually dominate iOS because it had "more features." Wozniak later told Engadget that while he did think Android would dominate iOS in the future, he didn't necessarily think it was the superior platform.

"I'm not trying to put Android down," he said. "But I'm not suggesting it's better than iOS... it can get greater market share and still be crappy."