I don't think he was apologising for anything, he was merely drawing a parallel. As for not sharing the source at all, I agree, this is why I think the analogy

I don't think he was apologising for anything, he was merely drawing a parallel. As for not sharing the source at all, I agree, this is why I think the analogy doesn't hold, but just for reference, the Chinese companies in Bunnie's case don't officially share share anything either, and yet in practice everything is shared. It's piracy, but no one minds because they all benefit from it.