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Psystar Not Closing Up Shop
Despite several sources reporting that post-indefinite-injunction Psystar was closing their doors for good, the company's lawyer is claiming Psystar plans on going forward with PC sales — they just won't be pre-loaded with Apple's OS X. Psystar plans on selling systems pre-loaded with "other operating systems," including Windows, as well as selling their "Rebel EFI software" that allows consumers to load OS X on generic PCs.
What don't you understand about optimization and compatibility when it comes to developing software? If OS X were available on non apple hardware, it would be twice the size, unreliable, more expensive and the whole point of differentiation in marketing would cease to exist. Take a frickin' business course!
Never say never. Ah!! I did it again!
Apple is engaging in anti-competitive behavior by tying its OS to its hardware. This behavior should be illegal for any OS, Windows, or OSX.
Should the copyright holder not be able to dictate terms of its license? So the GPL should be invalid too?
My God, it's Full of Source!
OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
ANY statement that questions Apple in any way shape or form, be it legitimate questioning of policies, legitimate objective criticism or or outright flaming will get modded troll, off-topic, flamebait, or especially my favorite over rated just for questioning the mystical empire. I know, I've done my fair share of criticizing Apple for legitimate reasons, and I actually like Apple for the most part. Same goes for Linux, and BSD. There is a small population of Microsoft fan-boys around here that will do the same, but they're generally overpowered by the anti-Microsoft status quo. It's one of the main reasons - if you really look into the firehose - so few of the articles that question Apple ever make the main board. Apple fan boys are worse than Linux ones.
Disclosure - I ditched Microsoft a short time after Win 2000 came out. I was a Linux guy exclusively up until about two years ago when I added OS X to my computer environment. I'm thinking of ditching Apple now, not because I think any of there stuff is bad per se, quite the opposite, it's quite good. Apple has a "we're not denying Microsoft we would be stupid to do so" attitude, but Linux flat doesn't exist to them - literally, not only are they not supporting anything Linux they're pretending it doesn't exist at all - except in a few server situations they can't deny. iTunes for X anyone? Exactly.
Apple has declared war on GPL despite the fact they like BSD. You can see this in their active suppression of OGG that is only rivaled by Microsofts attempts to suppress it - though for some reason Nokia is on the same bandwaggon.
Despite the fact they consider Linux an abject nothing, they actually have some great interaction with it, mostly because they like POSIX.
Despite the fact they hate freedom that threatens their proprietary world they make great products. I'm seriously considering ditching Apple products soon, my iPhone for certain, mostly due to OS and even system Lock-In, it's not like I can really use my phone with multiple computers. I am not 100% certain about the Mac systems. Despite the fact I feel like they're trying a little too hard to push Safari on me, it's nowhere near as bad as Microsoft tried to push IE on me, on the Mac anyways - on the iPhone they make the way Microsoft used to push IE look like nothing more than a telemarketer next to a Chinese official suggesting you put the camera down - surrounded by armed G-Men. I love my Airport Express's, but they only work fully with an actual Airport base station, why can't they play repeater for my Linksys if I want them to?
Now - let's start the bets now. I have legitimate criticism of Apple - a company that makes great products and I've said as much.
Which will I get modded first?
1. Flame Bait
2. Over Rated
3. Off Topic
4. Troll
My personal favorite it Troll. When I get modded Troll that makes me feel like I actually accomplished something. In this particular post case Flame Bait is probably the most appropriate, Over Rated and Off Topic are both cop-outs.
The time is 353:06:34:45 according to the time code reader - place your bets now. Fan Boys start modding!
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Well, the case it being tried in the USA. Does it really surprise you that the law or anything else apart from money doesn't matter? And does it really surprise you that the judge didn't make a decision but carried on with semantic bullshit? Yes, I guess that would surprise you if you were a typical American with patriotic ideals and an IQ of 90.