I particularly like that RMS quote

> Once we got used to Homebrew (bleah), it was a disturbingly easy switch. The Mac and Gnome 2 feel pretty similar, especially to a worker that doesn't care much about the platform they're using [...]

It now occurs to me that copying a competitor's UI isn't a blunder in itself. It's getting everyone used to that design, then following up by burning as many bridges as humanly possible while your competitor *is still offering* the same user experience you've got your users hooked on...

Maybe this partly explains why the “glowing Apple sea” phenomenon in FOSS conferences.