> I can't say that I blame Apple for trying to keep competitors away. I certainly can. They restrict their users freedom to own the machines they buy by disres

> I can't say that I blame Apple for trying to keep competitors away. I certainly can. They restrict their users freedom to own the machines they buy by disrespecting their customers by giving them software without available source. You can always blame them. It is not something that is ok, it is ethically wrong to sell someone something without giving them the proverbial floorplan. If it is a "competitive disadvantage" for others to know how your software or hardware works, then you must not have a very compelling product if it cannot stand on its own in the open.