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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by rlt on Monday July 20, 2026 @04:21PM (#48984368)
> free and low-end eventually wins

Apple, the world's second most valuable company, seems like a counterexample.

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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by dalenw on Monday July 20, 2026 @04:25PM (#48984403)
Apple is free and low end given the context of what was being produced and sold to businesses decades ago.
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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by satvikpendem on Monday July 20, 2026 @04:31PM (#48984490)
The history of Apple shows that it's not. Consider what their early computers did to the industry.
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