Its more than this though. He has no idea how much "free" he's actually gotten without realizing it. Even if you don't consider ios free, the very software that made osx in the first place was bsd based. Windows used some BSD utilities like telnet and nslookup in their software. There are peering groups throughout the internet who offer "free" or at the very least very cheap bandwidth so that the pipes aren't overrun. Most of the internet is run by guys who decide this stuff through a chat at a bar.
In fact, do you know that at one time there was one guy, who ran almost the entire thing. Was he Elon Musk? Was he Steve Jobs? Was he Bill Gates? No, his name was Jon Postel. He could have controlled the entire internet, directed everyone to a crappy ass internet advertising space, and ruined the entire thing. Instead, he gleefully fought against non-free internet agents like Network Solutions who favor short term profits over long term communication stability.
The people who don't want a free internet have nothing to contribute to a free society. I can happily live without them spewing buy me bullshit in my face.(His newspaper rant is irrelevant. Newspaper struggled since the invention of TV and lived on Ads far more than on subscription for years.)
(His newspaper rant is irrelevant. Newspaper struggled since the invention of TV and lived on Ads far more than on subscription for years.)