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Apple Uses DMCA to Halt DVD burning

Posted by pudge on from the oh-well dept.

VValdo writes "According to news.com, Apple has warned one of its own dealers to stop handing out a patch to allow DVD burning with iDVD on non-Apple hardware." Mmmmm, laws.

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  1. Why no OS X on Intel by chill · · Score: 1, Troll

    This also highlites why there is no OS X for Intel hardware. Apple makes by far most of its money selling machines. Apple does not sell Intel hardware. Apple couldn't get the same margins selling Intel hardware.

    Remember, one of the first things Jobs did upon his return was to kill the recently authorized Mac Clone market.

    Apple does what is in Apple's best interests -- selling more Apple hardware. NOT what is necessarily in the user's/dealer's best interest. Frequently there is an overlap, but when they DO conflict, Apple will always side with Apple.

    There may eventually be an OS X for Intel, but it will take a major thought-process shift in the upper echelons of Apple.

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