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It doesn't need a villian
It just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 07/18/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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It doesn't need a villian  Michael Kelly | 07/18/08
I agree  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/18/08
villain or hero?  n0neXn0ne | 07/18/08
Open source has identity crisis  croberts | 07/18/08
RE: Why does open source need a villain?  Loverock Davidson | 07/18/08
Why does open source need a villain?  Duke E. Love | 07/18/08
OS doesn't need a villain, the blog writers do.  JonathonDoe | 07/18/08
Meet Jon Doe  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/18/08
Hi Dana, pleased to meet you too.  JonathonDoe | 07/18/08
"they know how they get paid and act to maximize it"  cornpie | 07/20/08
the iPhone is an attractive disease  asmoore82 | 07/18/08
Riddle Me This, Hack Man  jabailo1 | 07/18/08
I'm attacking open source?  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/18/08
You have Ballmer anyway.  LBiege | 07/18/08
Exactly! Why go after Jobs when we have Steve Ballmer to kick around?!?  drprod@... | 07/23/08
Proprietary formats  frgough | 07/18/08
RE: Why does open source need a villain?  zato_3@... | 07/18/08
That doesn't explain what I've read over the last month here  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/18/08
*SOME* open source advocates  TtfnJohn | 07/21/08
The Mr Big Phenomonon  brendan@... | 07/21/08
Since the days of the Amiga  tmb_ayebe | 07/19/08
The best technology does not always win  dinosaur_z | 07/21/08
And Many More Companies Manufactured VHS VCRs, too, don't forget  drprod@... | 07/23/08
The French are now allowed their Fries  elderlybloke | 07/19/08
RE: Why does open source need a villain?  drprod@... | 07/23/08

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