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Apple Sends Hidden Message to Hackers?

Posted by Zonk on from the cute-very-cute dept.

RetrogradeMotion writes "The OSx86 Project is reporting on a hidden message to hackers in Apple's new MacBook Pro. The new Intel-based OS X contains a file named 'Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext' and is accompanied by the message, 'The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted materials from unauthorized copying and use.' The file is not present in either the PowerPC version of OS X or the Intel version shipped to developers last year. While Apple has sent messages to hackers before, is this a tounge-in-cheek introduction to the anticipated (and hated) Trusted Platform Module? Is locking down OS X a strategic necessity or a missed opportunity?" Obviously a big maybe here, but a good story just the same.

3 of 631 comments (clear)

  1. Needs a Coral link... by jZnat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Coral cache of the link. Some fucknut thought it would be a good idea to use the "Cache-Control: no-store" HTTP header, so it'll be only a short amount of time until their server blows up due to excessive MySQL queries.

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    'Yes, firefox is indeed greater than women. Can women block pops up for you? No. Can Firefox show you naked women? Yes.'
  2. Re:It's due in part to user stupidity by suprchunk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sounds like a stupid Windows user doesn't like Americans. I guess where you are from everyone knows how to use every computer system out there, since your country is obviously superior to the American computer user.

  3. Re:Idiotic comment about unbundling software by dotgain · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Dictionary.com defines "monopoly" as...

    I don't think I, or anybody else here, care what Disctionary.com define 'monopoly' as.