Alright, that might seem to be a tad melodramatic. However it expresses my sentiments quite succinctly. Man was not born to be slaves to other men. Not that other men would not try and keep on trying to enslave other men.
Cyberspace is a realm without borders. Therefor, the way I see it, there is no reason to pollute the virtual landscape with proprietary software. After all, what is the point of living somewhere where the horizon is further than you can see, when you are still tethered...