This is also the BSA that won't accept a valid license as meaning that you are licensed to the software. You must show a receipt, even if you bought the software 10 years ago.
I don't have mod points, so I have to respond: Mac OS X is not derived from Linux. It has open source pieces, but open source is not the same as Linux.
I think you're missing the point: The survey number is totally bogus and has no bearing on the actual percentage of people pirating software or the amount and value of the software being pirated.
It's also like asking people if they jaywalk. Just about everyone jaywalks occasionally but only a few do it every day. So if I say 57% of people admitted to jaywalking, it tells you nothing.
My son is 20 now but I have never asked him to tell me one of his passwords. I have a better relationship with him because of it. The concept is called "trust."
That doesn't mean I didn't block the crap on the Sci Fi network for a while. But he's an adult now, so no filtering for him.
There's a story that another three-phase motor manufacturer (Westinghouse?) had built a prototype that didn't work and asked GE to loan Steinmetz for a day. Steinmetz listened as they described their design then took a piece of chalk and put a mark on the motor and explained what they needed to do to fix it. GE billed the other motor manufacturer $10,000 for Steinmetz's services. The other manufacturer balked and asked for an itemized bill. GE complied:
Putting mark on motor: $1 Knowing where to put mark: $9,999
A discussion of the development of electricity without mentioning Charles Proteus Steinmetz is incomplete. You are pandering to the people with the big PR departments and an army of lawyers instead of the ones who really got things done.
Steinmetz understood how to build three-phase motors (the standard for big motors today) better than anyone in the early days.
But then there's the law of unindented consequences. It seems that states that ban texting see an increase in accidents. People who text continue to text but do so by putting their hands in their lap, which is even more dangerous. So be careful what you wish for.
There was a time you could trust a signature on a legal document. We have now have established that the cost of forging a legal document is $2,500. But only if you're caught.
You can make a valid point about contract law. But to call the various judges in this case corrupt is too strong for me.
If they had sold the hardware with Ubuntu installed with a piece of paper with instructions, they might have gotten away with it. But when they ran their first ad ("Able to run Mac OS X") they would have been in trouble.
Yes, when they installed the OS on the machine. Supposedly, they bought a copy for each machine. Obviously, they would have used one master copy, but you still have to accept the EULA on each machine. I don't believe this was an issue at trial.
I have full copies of OS X 10.1, 10.2, etc. I can install them on a machine with a new hard drive with no prerequisites. In fact, I'm not sure any of the upgrade copies were less than a full copy of the operating system. Sure, they have an updater as part of the CD/DVD but you did not have to have any particular software on your computer before you started. Please do not confuse Apple with Microsoft; Apple always had the hardware revenue to pay for the OS.
Back in the day, Psystar was able to buy full copies in the store. That's changed in the last couple of years. Still, it's not hard to get a copy for your hackintosh.
The EULA says that, if you don't agree with it, you can take OS X back to the store for a full refund (not sure how that works with the download, but I'm sure there's an equivalent procedure). Now, what's your problem again?
The problem here is the same problem that you have with counterfeit Rolex watches: What do you do when the stupid consumer shows up at the Genius Bar and demand that their hackintosh be fixed because it's an Apple computer? Rolex won a counterfeit case when they showed that people with fake Rolexes were taking them to Rolex dealers to be repaired.
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Oh, it's worse that that. To have 35,800 workers show up on a given day, you would have to have almost 40,000 workers on the payroll.
Did anybody ready the article? The plant is being built in Taiwan, not in the People's Republic of China.
Half of the comments are about plants in China. Taiwan, the last I checked, is still independent of China and may have much stricter employment rules.
This is also the BSA that won't accept a valid license as meaning that you are licensed to the software. You must show a receipt, even if you bought the software 10 years ago.
I don't have mod points, so I have to respond: Mac OS X is not derived from Linux. It has open source pieces, but open source is not the same as Linux.
I think you're missing the point: The survey number is totally bogus and has no bearing on the actual percentage of people pirating software or the amount and value of the software being pirated.
It's also like asking people if they jaywalk. Just about everyone jaywalks occasionally but only a few do it every day. So if I say 57% of people admitted to jaywalking, it tells you nothing.
My son is 20 now but I have never asked him to tell me one of his passwords. I have a better relationship with him because of it. The concept is called "trust."
That doesn't mean I didn't block the crap on the Sci Fi network for a while. But he's an adult now, so no filtering for him.
I like SonicWALL for their under-$1,000 pricing. What brand do you prefer? (Serious question, not flamebait.)
There's a story that another three-phase motor manufacturer (Westinghouse?) had built a prototype that didn't work and asked GE to loan Steinmetz for a day. Steinmetz listened as they described their design then took a piece of chalk and put a mark on the motor and explained what they needed to do to fix it. GE billed the other motor manufacturer $10,000 for Steinmetz's services. The other manufacturer balked and asked for an itemized bill. GE complied:
Putting mark on motor: $1
Knowing where to put mark: $9,999
A discussion of the development of electricity without mentioning Charles Proteus Steinmetz is incomplete. You are pandering to the people with the big PR departments and an army of lawyers instead of the ones who really got things done.
Steinmetz understood how to build three-phase motors (the standard for big motors today) better than anyone in the early days.
But then there's the law of unindented consequences. It seems that states that ban texting see an increase in accidents. People who text continue to text but do so by putting their hands in their lap, which is even more dangerous. So be careful what you wish for.
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Mod parent up. I can even load Windows 8 on my Mac with Parallels.
At least Microsoft is just not copying Mac. I have to give them credit for that.
There was a time you could trust a signature on a legal document. We have now have established that the cost of forging a legal document is $2,500. But only if you're caught.
You can make a valid point about contract law. But to call the various judges in this case corrupt is too strong for me.
And this hurts you how?
The first sale doctrine doesn't apply to the sale of licenses. See previous comments on this.
They don't agree with your twisted logic, so they must be corrupt. Got it. You can't win either, so don't even think of fighting them.
Wow, you must go straight to posting without reading any comments. The first sale doctrine doesn't apply here. Go read some of the earlier comments.
If they had sold the hardware with Ubuntu installed with a piece of paper with instructions, they might have gotten away with it. But when they ran their first ad ("Able to run Mac OS X") they would have been in trouble.
Yes, when they installed the OS on the machine. Supposedly, they bought a copy for each machine. Obviously, they would have used one master copy, but you still have to accept the EULA on each machine. I don't believe this was an issue at trial.
I have full copies of OS X 10.1, 10.2, etc. I can install them on a machine with a new hard drive with no prerequisites. In fact, I'm not sure any of the upgrade copies were less than a full copy of the operating system. Sure, they have an updater as part of the CD/DVD but you did not have to have any particular software on your computer before you started. Please do not confuse Apple with Microsoft; Apple always had the hardware revenue to pay for the OS.
They may have your support, but it's still not good branding. Turning people away generates bad karma.
You can't even make and sell a replica fender for a 1934 Ford without a license.
This gets me that first sale doctrine doesn't matter.
There is no sale. OS X is licensed, not sold.
Back in the day, Psystar was able to buy full copies in the store. That's changed in the last couple of years. Still, it's not hard to get a copy for your hackintosh.
The EULA says that, if you don't agree with it, you can take OS X back to the store for a full refund (not sure how that works with the download, but I'm sure there's an equivalent procedure). Now, what's your problem again?
The problem here is the same problem that you have with counterfeit Rolex watches: What do you do when the stupid consumer shows up at the Genius Bar and demand that their hackintosh be fixed because it's an Apple computer? Rolex won a counterfeit case when they showed that people with fake Rolexes were taking them to Rolex dealers to be repaired.