Apple is shutting down OpenNI

Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by al2o3cr on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @03:14PM (#7307346)

"They are at best an ally, and at worst prepared to destroy an industry for the sake of profit and domination."

This is everybody in the industry. Convince yourself otherwise at your own peril.

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Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by npsimons on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @04:46PM (#7308173)

This is everybody in the industry. Convince yourself otherwise at your own peril.

Really? Even open source projects? Or let me guess, you'd argue that open source projects aren't part of the "industry".

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Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by coldtea on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @05:36PM (#7308653)

Well, if RMS and similar zealots could have their way, they would have crushed the software industry for the sake of OSS/GNU domination. If he could influence policy, for example, he'd probably try to ban proprietary software.

And if you think that's beneficial, well, I for one would rather keep my Premiere and Logic and the (dongle locked) Reason, than just be forced to use the crappy open source alternatives out there.

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Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by nitrogen on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @11:57PM (#7310472)

People who want good software would find a way to make it and pay for it even if proprietary software were outlawed (which I don't think is a good idea, for the record).

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Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by bdcravens on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @05:35PM (#7308644)

Corporate-sponsored open source is very much part of the industry, often more so than closed source projects due to ubiquity.

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Re:Apple is shutting down OpenNI by ivanca on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @03:25PM (#7307420)

Yeah, but is a bit different when you are so big that you crush everywhere you walk.

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