alt Hacker NewsThis analogy falls apart because there wasn’t a price for the software.
It’s like someone said “free whole apples, or $2/lb for sliced apples.”
And someone came, took all the whole apples, cut them, and sold them themselves.
This analogy falls apart because there wasn’t a price for the software.
It’s like someone said “free whole apples, or $2/lb for sliced apples.”
And someone came, took all the whole apples, cut them, and sold them themselves.
Sure, but presumably you can engage with the spirit of the analogy?
Let's be pedantic, and say someone gave apples away in exchange for donations, and when everyone only got a few apples and donated, things are fine, but then someone decided they can just take all the apples and sell them elsewhere.
Is it the fault of the first guy for not offering free apples any more, or is the second guy why we can't have nice things?