> Something many here don't understand. This is a complete cop out, and a misunderstanding about how this works. This is a principle that works right up to "C

> Something many here don't understand. This is a complete cop out, and a misunderstanding about how this works. This is a principle that works right up to "Can I feed my kids" and then it doesn't work at all. Principles are flexible. Some are more flexible than others. You NEED food in a way that you don't need general purpose computing. If you are forced to choose, I know which one people will pick. They will just put a finger on the scale to make it more and more difficult to choose an open solution. You will start losing things like income, job opportunities, government access, etc. They don't have to make you switch... they just have to make an environment where you are less fit. Make your life harder at every step, limit your opportunities, and wait for you to go extinct. And... you will.