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Apple Embeds Message to OS X Hackers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretty-please dept.

zentechno writes "Apple has confirmed it embedded a message in the form of a poem to those who would hack its version of OS X on Intel hardware." From the article: "The embedded poem reads: 'Your karma check for today: There once was a user that whined/his existing OS was so blind/he'd do better to pirate/an OS that ran great/but found his hardware declined./Please don't steal Mac OS!/Really, that's way uncool./(C) Apple Computer, Inc.'Apple also put in a separate hidden message, 'Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext,' in another spot for would-be hackers."

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  1. Translation by Ctrl+Alt+De1337 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Crackers,
    In anticipation of the Intel switch, we believe we have made our legal department 4-5X faster too. We're actively looking to test and confirm those benchmarks.
    XOXO, Steve

    1. Re:Translation by G-funk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dear Apple:

      There once was a rich man named steve-
      For some reason he did believe,
      That the very best way
      Was keep hackers at bay
      But we all know that soon he will grieve.

      For squillions of geeks
      'Tis but a few weeks
      Till OSX runs on a dell
      Eventually
      This our steve will see
      And 'twill be a cold day in hell.

      Shareholders get mad
      When their shiny doo-dad
      Must learn to stand by itself.
      But that day is here
      And when dust has cleared,
      I assure thee OSX on a shelf.

      --
      Send lawyers, guns, and money!
  2. Re:That's not bad... by Clay_Culver · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey that's good.

    There once was a man from Nantucket,
    Who saw another BSOD and said fuck it,
    He couldn't get any sex,
    So he installed OS X,
    With love that requires a mop and bucket.

  3. Re:Lame by Undefined+Parameter · · Score: 5, Funny

    And no, artificially tying the product to their lackluster hardware offerings is NOT acceptable. Yes I said lackluster.

    Michael Dell, is that you!?

    --
    Eat the Path.
  4. Re:late again by feijai · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yep. I submitted this story to /. over 24 hours ago only to have it rejected.

    You don't think it had anything to do with CmdrTaco not wanting to splash your username on the front page, would it?

  5. Re:That's not bad... by Frnknstn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Haiku:

    Bad axe in apple tree
    Please do not steal our fucking
    OS you bastards

    --
    If it's in you sig, it's in your post.
  6. Re:And the Sequel: by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    There once was a geek with some time
    To write a few poems that did rhyme
    But he butchered the meter
    And then didn't delete 'er
    Since he was apparently wholly unable to count the number of syllables on a line.

    --
    Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.