I agree. I see this as an attempt from Apple to thwart free ad-based OSs that may come (I.E. Android). In all essence, this will be an obstacle for any OS developer (I.E. Microsoft) from ever providing a free ad-based OS. Thus, I see it as a personal advantage. It sort of ensures that there won't be ad-based OSs. I doubt Apple will implement this, they are just patent trolling to keep their market share from future competitive ad-based OSs.
Anyway, I use Linux.;)
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I agree. I see this as an attempt from Apple to thwart free ad-based OSs that may come (I.E. Android). In all essence, this will be an obstacle for any OS developer (I.E. Microsoft) from ever providing a free ad-based OS. Thus, I see it as a personal advantage. It sort of ensures that there won't be ad-based OSs. I doubt Apple will implement this, they are just patent trolling to keep their market share from future competitive ad-based OSs. Anyway, I use Linux. ;)