Right - I can see that&#x27;s the belief you hold.<p>The part that I disagree with is the &#x27;even if the alternative is poor&#x27;.<p>I understand that tolerating non-free software could be seen as moving us further away from a world where free software is the norm, but I also disagree with this.<p>You are arguing against Apple when the problem you are actually facing is a failure of the free software ecosystem to produce a viable alternative.<p>From an ideological perspective I would prefer free software too.  My argument &#x27;in favor of Apple&#x27; isn&#x27;t really in support of Apple.  It is against trying to tear down the current best option in favor of an alternative that doesn&#x27;t exist.<p>There is a real fight going on right now, and favoring the government over Apple in this because you prefer free software  seems like an extemely counterproductive move.<p>A free alternative can just as easily be outlawed as the non-free ones can. What matters is the legal and social precedents.