It has always seemed unfair that when you spend loads of money on a new PC it won’t do anything until its loaded with basic software to do basic things, from turning the desktop on with an operating system to typing a letter in a word processor or surfing the web in a browser.\u00a0 That was a persuasive reason to switch to Linux and use open-source software which is not proprietary and is very good value for money.<\/p>\n
Apple users have had to suffer as much as anyone because software is more proprietary and more expensive, but their tune is changing, as noted by Sam Grobart<\/a> in Bloomberg Businessweek<\/a>:<\/p>\n Apple has acknowledged something that\u2019s been true in the industry for years: Software is a means to sell hardware. Sure, there are some specialized applications that can command a hefty profit margin, but bread-and-butter applications used in the mainstream are not things you sell. They are things people get when they turn on that shiny new object they just shelled out for.<\/p>\n Read: Why Apple Wants Its Software to Be Free<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has always seemed unfair that when you spend loads of money on a new PC it won’t do anything until its loaded with basic software to do basic things, from turning the desktop on with an operating system to typing a letter in a word processor or surfing the web in a browser.\u00a0 That …
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