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by ribit 1798 days ago
Right. And implementing their own SMB server (smbd) allowed them to do these "bad things"? What is the evidence that they did anything like that?

Anyway, how about a much simpler explanation: Apple doesn't want to get stuck with a viral license that might open them to lawsuits and force them to open up their proprietary code they want to keep closed source? GPL doesn't work for everyone and there is nothing wrong about that. To suggest that anyone who rejects GPL plans something "bad" is naive and immature.

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> What is the evidence that they did anything like that?

LOL. you are joking right? Apple uses the textbook from microsoft the second they can. When they stuck gold on IOS the first thing they did was draw up a monopoly on music and ibooks licensing scheme. And those are just the ones they were found guild on courts with public records. The last one, also on courts public records, is about how they prevent their messaging applications to work on non-apple because it would "allow families to buy android devices to their children"

Oh, you trolls. I keep falling for your low efforts...