Promote Firefox, win a Mac full of proprietary software. Wait, what?
You do realize that OS X doesn’t even come with Firefox pre-loaded, right?
And you do realize that other manufacturers offer laptops pre-loaded with Firefox and Linux, right?
So why in the world should the prize for promoting open source be closed?
Update: Mozilla is also giving away a Macbook for their Extend Firefox contest. For the avoidance of doubt: “Apple is not a sponsor of the Extend Firefox competition.”
“So why in the world should the prize for promoting open source be closed?”
Because it’s better to have a prize that people actually want to win than not.
No one is requiring that the winner use Mac OS X. I like to run Vista on my Macbook Pro. That way I feel safe knowing I’m protected by superior DRM and there’s no scary unix underneath my OS
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