Apple's action in the face of GPL violations speaks volumes about the company's attitude

Apple's misbehaviour not only attracts an antitrust probe but it also shows whose interests Apple is serving (other than its own)

Analysis or a survey shows that among people who are conscious of freedom Apple is very much distrusted

John Sullivan shows how/why Apple is being dishonest about its relationship with “Open Source”; a glimpse at how perception management at Apple and Microsoft actually works

In the first part of this series of articles I stated some things about designers and their apple computers, I said that these machines are overpriced and overhyped. This made some people think this articles were about Linux vs Apple. I got a lot of comments from people who seem to like apple:-) and a lot of arguments, some probably valuable.
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Apple has retention issues with users due to excessive lock-in and control; Snow Leopard suffers from more bugs

Microsoft and Apple continue their attack on freedom facilitation in the World Wide Web and Apple's PR problem escalates

If you follow my blog, you know that I've a bad attitude towards Apple's gear, even though (or just because?) I've been an Apple user for three years now. I've been frustrated by a) lack of support for Java updates, b) Mac OS X not performing as I need (Linux on the same hardware box is faster) and c) the scarce quality of my MacBook Pro (first generation).

The founder of a wiki site that attracted the force of Apple's legal team hopes that his stand against Apple will create a precedent that will encourage online freedom in the future.