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I'm not aware of public statements, I don't know why any big company would actually go on record as saying that. But what I described above is paraphrasing what I personally was told by a lawyer who worked for a big company.

Also, your own link shows that over time Apple has been shipping fewer and fewer GPL-licensed packages, and explicitly makes the case that Apple is trying to get rid of GPL-licensed software.

> People use GPL software, extensively.

People use all sorts of software. I have no idea why this statement is relevant to big companies shipping GPL software.

> Any use of GPL software is a compliment to the software authors.

I'm even more confused by the inclusion of this statement.