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Why do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.

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3arn0wl@lemmy.world
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Pure speculation : the idea of open source sells. It’s more appealing than the alternative.

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Player2@sopuli.xyz
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I’m pretty sure someone like my parents has no idea what that even means, though I guess many of these companies might just be targeting younger people more likely to know

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3arn0wl@lemmy.world
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Surely the idea of open or free is always going to play better than closed, locked down and proprietary…? idk

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Player2@sopuli.xyz
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Hey, people view something as locked down and proprietary as the Apple ecosystem as a good thing, so not really sure about that.

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