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Re:Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad by GHFigs on Friday April 02, 2010 @08:19PM (#1237886)
Are you willing to say consumers aren't better off because of those open systems?

I'm willing to say that consumers are better off because Linux and Apache are used in places where they are the best tool for the job. I am not convinced that being open is inherently the best thing for anybody. How much of the web wouldn't exist if not for people just trying to make a buck? Would Y Combinator?

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Re:Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad by stanleydrew on Friday April 02, 2010 @09:47PM (#1237999)
Open systems and making a buck aren't mutually exclusive. See e.g. the MacBook.
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Re:Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad by GHFigs on Saturday April 03, 2010 @04:26PM (#1239081)
My point exactly.
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