Apple Files Patent for "Tamper-Resistant Code"

freaktheclown writes "The US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed that Apple has filed patent no. 20050246554 for a "system and method for creating tamper-resistant code." The system is presumably for use in Apple's Intel version of its Tiger operating system."

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Re:So....

[sblut]

As an owner of both objects you meention a powerbook ,a nano, and a video ipod I have to agree with you in some ways.My powerbook is a year old I just sold it on e-bay because although it has a sleek design and tiger Osx works great my pc laptop is faster and I can run more programs on it Apple makes nice stuff but its overpriced for what it is and so is the software....And the video ipods csratch as bad or worse than the nano thats why both of mine are in cases.I just bought a new dell laptop 140m xps.I will stick with pcs.I did not know about the issues with the new powerbook thats too bad..

Ironic signatures

[Space cowboy]

Karma: Positive (probably because of superiour intellect)

So, I'm curious - when you make the spelling error in your claim for superior intellect, are you doing it on purpose, being self-mocking, and therefore making an ironic statement within your signature ?

Or did you make a mistake within the claim for superior intellect, thus unwittingly introducing irony to your signature ?

I don't actually care about bad spelling, but like I say, I'm curious which of the two above it was...

"You don't know what 'irony' is, do you Baldrick ?"
"'course I do!"
"Well, what is it ?"
"It's like bronzy, but harder..."

Simon.

wont be long now!

[digitallysick]

I will have a homebrew macosx tiger/win vista box =) cant wait, but actually, i would probably have no reason for windows, osx is a great system, it runs very clean, i think thats what i like it so much, the power of linux, but very easy for anyone to use, its great

Re:I ask again: what DRM?

[plasmacutter]

for one thing, times change.

For another, if jobs really wasn't in the business of treating customers like criminals he wouldn't wrap itunes songs in any drm. (i'm among the remix community which comes up with those internet gems which occasionally end up on the news.. and i most definitely ran into the walls fairplay erects. Jobs is no visionary when it comes to the potential of computers.. his drm limits the imaginations of others to what his bounded mind can consider)

I also refer you to this comment.. by making the os "tamper proof" it kills off cool kernel hacks and opens the door to all kinds of abusive drm practices.. no more jhymn for you! =/
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