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While free software enables other small and big bossiness, proprietary software make it's users dependant on the company producing the software. If you need support for an Apple product you need to go to Apple. Companies like Apple makes sure that nobody else can help their users with their services or products but them. They license their software in a way that trying to reverse engineer their software is a federal crime. Such companies are more interested in building walls so that their customers stay inside with them, dependent on them. | |||
* [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/like-poetry-for-software/article4369679.ece Prof Rahul De of IIM Bangalore compares creating FOSS to writing poetry in his article on The Hindu] | * [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/like-poetry-for-software/article4369679.ece Prof Rahul De of IIM Bangalore compares creating FOSS to writing poetry in his article on The Hindu] | ||