Code, Software and Serious Games

After reading "The performativity of code: software ad cultures of circulation" by Adrian Mackenzie, I was interested in the idea of one program cloning another program. What made Linux better than Unix was that people could update the software and get help with it. Although Unix did not make any profit and Linux was free, it reminded me of the conversation that we had in class last tuesday, when someone asked why we rely on technologie advancing. Another student answered that it was for money. However, in the case of Linux, it was not for money but for freedom. Today, companies more often than not 'clone' software ideas from other companies. For example, shortly after Apple released the iphone, Verizon released a phone that also featured a touch screen. Modern situations like this indeed do perform based on money. Advances in technology exist in order for corporations to make a profit. The creator of Linux seemed interested in the idea of software freedom therefore creating a program "by hackers, for hackers." My question is, are people actually satisfied with the limited freedom that many software gives us, or do people feel that it gives us enough freedom? Should more people create software clones for freedom witout profit? Or has this idea become against our cultural norms? Do we want the freedom or are we comfortable with the amount that we have?