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Apple Suit Demands That Psystar Recall OpenMacs
Da'Man writes "The Psystar saga takes another series of turns. Not only is the website down but an examination of the suit filed by Apple shows that the Cupertino Goliath wants Psystar to recall all Open Computer and OpenServ systems sold by the company since April. It seems that Steve Jobs is out to totally sink Psystar and put an end to Mac clones."
The more you tighten your grip, Jobs, the more star systems will slip through your fingers!
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
um, you THINK?
Be honest - who didn't see this coming?
That megalomaniacal bitch can pry mine from my cold, dead hands -- but judging from the looks of ol' Steve lately, looks like he'll kick the bucket a lot sooner than I will.
...Steve Jobs called a "suit."
What if I do the same thing, and I do get different results?
Apple have no choice - if only IBM had retained such control over the IBM PC. And where are IBM now?
Take that Stevie!
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I agree. This morning my Dualcore G5 booted, installed and update and then insulted me on how I was dressed and dissed me for not buying a new iPhone already.
I'm getting tired of how condescending OSX keeps getting after each release.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
But they don't have the numbers for how many people would buy a headless iMac (i.e. exact same specs, without the LCD), so your point is moot.
If you go by "sales record" then Apple has less than 8% marketshare anyway, which means that pratically nobody wants a Mac to begin with.
Cool, it's gonna fit right in with my Panaphonic plasma TV and Somy PS3!
How about "PowerPC corrupts, x86 corrupts absolutely"?
I'm pretty sure that someone who tried to clone the X-Box 360 would be looked down upon for other reasons, so it balances out.
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An EULA is a licence contract between 2 parties. It is clearly spelled out, presented both before and after the sale, able to be declined without penalty within given terms (do not open to refuse licence). Further more, it HAS been held in court that a licencing body may, at it's own discretion, require the return of said licence or contract for use at will.
You are NOT buying the software. The software is provided BY the licence, not the other way around. You may keep the physical media, but the software is considered a seperate entity, and the use of it can be revolked. this is no different from the DMV, or a credit card company. You PAID a fee to get it, but you do NOT own it, (it says so on the back of your drives license and credit card both) you are only LICENSED to USE it, under their strict rules that you are legally bound to as soon as you accept said license, and can be ordered to return it, without refund, for any violation of its permissible applications.
The grant of an EULA is backed by the US Code of Commerce, a document backed by the direct power of the US constitution, and the commerce department of the united states. they DO have the power to enforce it, and the rules for the creation of a license and what can and can't be included in one are deeply rooted in this piece of legislation.
undoing the EULA would castrate the power of multiple government agencies, and wreak havock on the software and services sections of business. The ramifications of undoing licence use and trade restrictions by simply stating that software becomes an individual piece of property on purchase will cost the US BILLIONS in trade.
Keep in mind, (if it works the way I see it) if you get your way, then we're no longer legally liable to FIX what's broken with what you bought (only to fix what didn't work as advertised on the day it was advertised), we'd only be liable to return it to original working order. If someone hacked your software, we'd not be responsible or liable for it anymore! It would be like requiring car companies to replace your engine because it won;t run E85, even though it wasn't originally speced out to.
There is no contest in life for which the unprepared have the advantage.
> The only people who buy Apple anything are the unwashed me-too masses...
Hey, I took a shower this morning, and I've been fastidious about washing my hands all day, since the guy in the next cube has the plague or something.
So I guess that sends your hypothesis right down the proverbial drain. I'm washed, and I have a few Apple products. QED.
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the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field is strong, but it does not enable time travel.
Then explain Time Machine? Jobs can make things impossibly small, and let you touch your music, so why not time travel?
What reality distortion field?
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I don't think Apple could whether a storm...
"Weather". I know, I could of left it alone, but I'm sure that its bothering alot of people.
I know, I could "have" left it alone, but I'm sure that "it's" bothering "a lot" of people. You should have left it alone.
Mac Pro: are you fucking insane? I don't need that much power
Please hand in your Man Card at the door on the way out.
Shouldn't that be
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Big empty space
----------- My comment
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