They're considered evil not because they kept source closed, but because they actively abused their monopoly to illegally malign their competition. That's what

They're considered evil not because they kept source closed, but because they actively abused their monopoly to illegally malign their competition. That's what the problem with EEE is. They're open-sourcing stuff (which will in theory make it harder for them to do it in the future), but that doesn't mean they've repented and have good intentions. They're open-sourcing their software purely out of self-interest, and people are wondering what exactly this self-interest is, and are being quite reasonably cautious.