• OpenAI
  • OpenText
  • OpenVMS
  • OpenServer
  • OpenEdge
  • OpenDrive
  • etc.
  • @3arn0wl@lemmy.world
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    221 year ago

    Pure speculation : the idea of open source sells. It’s more appealing than the alternative.

    • @Player2@sopuli.xyz
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      11 year ago

      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

      • @3arn0wl@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        Surely the idea of open or free is always going to play better than closed, locked down and proprietary…? idk

        • @Player2@sopuli.xyz
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          21 year ago

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

          • Troy
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            31 year ago

            They just use different language. Vetted. Secure. Walled garden. And suddenly people are okay with it.

          • @3arn0wl@lemmy.world
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            21 year ago

            It’s hard to know for sure why people opt for Apple products… It could be any number of things.