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		nmg on Nov 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application Apple built the computer; I exchanged money for the computer; now I own the computer. Apple does not own the computer. If Apple wants to own the computer, they can pay me instead.

jachee on Nov 13, 2020 [–]

They own the software.

You didn't pay for that. You licensed it from them.

nmg on Nov 13, 2020 | [–]

That's a fair point that I hadn't considered, and I appreciate it. But I still feel like "ability to use your computer as a service" is not something I signed up for.

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