I get what they're saying here, but given the fact that the UI is almost an exact ripoff of OSX, it's a little hard to take it seriously. "Give us money for building this OSX ripoff, we deserve it." I agree that people should be paid for their work, but I also have a problem with asking for money for stolen ideas.

This is so stupid. If you want $10 for your product, then charge $10 for it.

If you're offering your product that your team worked hard on for $0, then someone paying $0 for it is not cheating the system.

Your company's profitability is your responsibility, not mine.

If anyone deserves my donations, it's the Linux Foundation, GNU, Debian, Ubuntu, Gnome, and every other giant on whose shoulders Elementary stands.

I don't argue that its worth more than zero, but let's say the whole OS is worth $50 then what % of the source code is from the elementary team? They deserve their fair share.