Actually those who prefer GPL see things from the perspective of the code, not the users. GPL ensures the code is freely available at all times, and anyone can

Actually those who prefer GPL see things from the perspective of the code, not the users. GPL ensures the code is freely available at all times, and anyone can use it, change it, distribute it but not take it away or restrict access to it. From the code pov, MIT/Apache is freedom to take away and restrict access.