[lug] Proprietary Licenses Are Even Worse Than They Look

[Zan Lynx]

On 4/7/10 4:50 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:44:20 -0600
> Carl Wagner<carl.wagner at verbalworld.com>  wrote:
>
>> So Apple hardware subsidies it software.  If they split them up (software
>> and hardware) then Apple will charge the far market value for the
>> software probably around $500 (total guess).
>
> Do you know that to be true?  Apple's software is not cheap if you buy it
> separately.  I don't think subsidies are the issue; control is.

$500'ish is the estimate I've always heard.

The figure is based on estimates of what Apple spends on software R&D 
and the differences in prices of their hardware vs. similar PC hardware.

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