The Open Source Advocate: Mabolosoft Sells Seedless Fruit

"Mabolosoft is a company that sells seedless fruit. They have orchards full of fruit trees that they have genetically-altered to be sterile, so that no seeds will be included with the fruit. Consumers want fruit, so they buy it from Mabolosoft. This fruit is seedless, so when people need more fruit they must go back to Mabolosoft.

"Sometimes the Mabolosoft fruit can be affected by bugs, so Mabolosoft sells an anti-bug spray that can additionally be purchased to protect your fruit. Lastly, when the fruit gets old and starts to rot, it can no longer be eaten. Once again, the consumer must purchase the newest harvest of fruit from Mabolosoft..."

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