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Apple can't, because they don't want to open source their code, which GPLv3 would require.

So, yeah, it is in this specific case the GPL's fault.



It's not about needing to open source their code. Apple ships and maintains GPLv2 software, like CUPS. However, the additional requirements of GPLv3, like the questionable patent clauses, make Apple, like a lot of other companies, nervous about including GPLv3 software.




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