Comment on Mac OS X App Store Poses Problems for Open Source SoftwareparentComments−msbarnett15y> But Nordstroms doesn't own the city. Apple does.Er, no they don't. This is about the completely optional Mac App Store.To extend the metaphor, there's a Macy's next door and a Farmer's Market across the street.−ed15yMaybe it's time to step away from the metaphor. Just so we're clear I'm referring to the operating system -- the thing on which the store is built. It is, quite literally, owned by Apple.
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> But Nordstroms doesn't own the city. Apple does.
Er, no they don't. This is about the completely optional Mac App Store.
To extend the metaphor, there's a Macy's next door and a Farmer's Market across the street.
Maybe it's time to step away from the metaphor. Just so we're clear I'm referring to the operating system -- the thing on which the store is built. It is, quite literally, owned by Apple.