[phkahler]

Because it's a chicken and egg problem.

[tonyedgecombe]

Not really, there is already well written solid software for the Mac which I do pay for. What would happen if these companies open sourced their software is most users would stop paying and they would be forced out of business.

Open source devalues developers work.

[diffeomorphism]

That is a cop out. It is not "abstract concept devalues", YOU are the one that chooses not to pay.

[tonyedgecombe]

It’s not a cop out, it’s the objective reality. I and MOST other people choose not to pay.

[Crinus]

When something is given out for free, why are you surprised when people take it for free?

[diffeomorphism]

Explicitly not the reason tonyedgecomb gave and not the topic of this subthread.

[tonyedgecombe]

It was implied in what I said.