Comment Re:Wait, wait, you're joking... (Score 1) 119
Too True...
I watched "Pirates of Silicon Valley" this weekend, an old made for TV special about the 80s rise of Apple and Microsoft. As impressed as I have been with Apple since Jobs took the reigns back in 1996, I am still keenly aware that Apple is equally as guiltly of trying to make me solely dependent on them as Microsoft.
Just because your company works develops and distributes under the GPL doesn't mean that you aren't going to be tempted by the vast riches that come from having a monopoly in your software (or hardware) niche. ~
I watched "Pirates of Silicon Valley" this weekend, an old made for TV special about the 80s rise of Apple and Microsoft. As impressed as I have been with Apple since Jobs took the reigns back in 1996, I am still keenly aware that Apple is equally as guiltly of trying to make me solely dependent on them as Microsoft.
Just because your company works develops and distributes under the GPL doesn't mean that you aren't going to be tempted by the vast riches that come from having a monopoly in your software (or hardware) niche. ~
