That is one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen on FR. The underlying OS on a Mac is BSD Unix - arguably the most open architecture available. Before you get your panties in a wad because people prefer to simply get things done as opposed to fixing things all the time, please at least attempt to check your facts...
I can't hear you as I'm listening to my iPod (which I unfortunately can't program or even use to transfer loaded songs from one iTunes equipped computer to another (both "activated").