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How is Apple able to sell OS X for a profit when it's based
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How is Apple able to sell OS X for a profit when it's based off Linux which is open source/free?

Isn't that illegal?
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>>52197769
>sell
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>>52197769
Apple doesn't sell OS X, it's free on any mac. OS X is based of of UNIX, linux is also based of of UNIX, the systems have nothing in common with eachother.

It's not illegal, you're just ignorant.
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absolutely stunning bait
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it looks like she's stroking his dick
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Apple is based off Unix
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>>52197914
>Apple doesn't sell OS X, it's free on any mac
>it's free on any mac

But isn't this just using a loophole in Unix's license? Instead of commercializing OS X, they made it free, but put it on a product that you have to buy to actually be able to use it? Shouldn't they actually provide an official link/way to install OS X on other devices that are not Macs?
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>>52198168
>he thinks memeOS is even unix
topkek
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>>52198064
except that dog is a girl
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>>52198064
That's a bitch.
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>>52197769
I don't think you understand how licenses work. Apple is a gigantic company, if they were somehow in violation of some license then you know some freetards would be on them. As far as I know, they fulfill their obligations by contributing to Darwin.
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>>52198168
It was never under an open source license.
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>>52198168
UNIX -> BSD made using UNIX code -> lawsuits -> some hipster college makes unix-like clone of UNIX kernel to be used in BSD -> apple nearly bankrupt due to how utter shit MacOS is -> can't wait any longer and takes unfinished balf baked mach2.5 kernel, shoehorns in missing parts with BSD code, and calls it "innovation" -> tries to actually market it as UNIX
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It's based on freeBSD which has it's own unique license which is not truly open sure
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