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> The general public don't buy "computers" to tinker with any more. They buy them just like they buy a toaster. You say that like it's at all relevant to the p
by __alexs 14y ago
> The general public don't buy "computers" to tinker with any more. They buy them just like they buy a toaster.
You say that like it's at all relevant to the problem.
RMS isn't about helping people "tinker" with computers. He's about something much bigger than that. Freedom from monopoly business models.
- mibbitier 14y agoMonopoly business models are only bad, if the monopoly is abused, or if the user is getting a bad deal. Google has an absolute monopoly on search, but it's still providing the best search out there, so I use it.
- __alexs 14y agoYou seem to have chosen your example to prove your point and also misunderstood the meaning of "monopoly business models." I refer to business models that seek out monopoly status through techniques such as vendor lock in. Not just businesses that find themselves in a position of monopoly.
- rhaphazard 14y agoMonopolies never work. Check out 'The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires' by Tim Wu http://amzn.to/JGc0zv http://amzn.to/JGc0zv History will only repeat itself, but with greater and more severe repercussions for our apathy and ignorance.