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Now, what I do not understand is that why would Apple wish to make an over-the-top TV set or whatever. I'd say that they have a loyal userbase--if it only consisted of the mac-using coffeeshop-goers, the business probably would still survive--and a sustainable business model, and they are not going in negative direction economically. Why install another arm to your business?

I also wonder if it is lawful to remove an opensource project overnight from public access, to which people outside the company might have contributed. I have not used this product before and I know neither its licence nor the amount or existence of its contributors, but if I have had made a significant contribution, I would be very annoyed in this case and have sued--if possible--Apple or whoever responsible for publication of the sources until the acquisition.



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