Apple has priced themselves out of that particular market; they price themselves into the "profitable" market. They don't believe in racing to the bottom.
So Apple: 1) 5 star service 2) Innovative OS 3) Innovative design 4) Profitable price
Maybe because you can also get DRM free AAC encoded at 256kbit at iTunes? Maybe because they like the iTunes shopping experience? Maybe because Amazon doesn't advertise enough?
Um, well, that's why everyone is happy. 1) Studios were stupid enough to think DRM would work, so they agreed to Apple's DRM. 2) Consumers found a simple, easy, and affordable store with generous DRM (unlimited iPods, unlimited mix CDs, 5 computers at the same time, streaming over the network to authorized CDs)
I mean, do the math; 22 tracks per iPod at last measure, so it's not like it's iPod heavy. That the model was good enough for them to leverage works to the CONSUMER's advantage. It means their stranglehold on the market forced the studios to go DRM free (EMI on Apple, everyone on Amazon). So their "anti-competitive" practices benefits everyone except the studios.
But, at $0.99 a track, it does cost less. Because if I have to buy 20 CDs to get 30 tracks, at $12 each that's $240. But if I bought all 30 tracks on iTunes, that's $30, a savings of $210.
Most people don't want "data", they want "store". iTunes is the store, much like shopping at Target or Walmart or Macy's.
That you don't like iTunes tells you how far you are from the market. A lot of people actually LIKE iTunes (and the iTunes store)
Why "teach" Creationism then, at all? It doesn't further science one bit, so leave it out of the science class.
Does it belong in a mythology class, alongside Zeus and Cronus? Or maybe a literature course alongside Gilgamesh and Odysseus?
Or if it is to be taught in science, should it be taught alongside Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Aristotle as an example of how science continually improves on "state of the art" as an outdated theory?
Except you are wrong. Evolution and Creationism doesn't intersect. Evolution talks about how life changes/adapts to change and Creationism talks about how life began.
The only conflict is that Evolution proclaims that living forms are mutable where Creationism says they are not. There is no "origin of life" aspect in Evolution just as there is no "adaptation to environment" aspect to Creationism.
Some people have spoken. 9% apparently don't want bloatware. 30% apparently care about money the most. 30% care about quality more than money, but less than bloatware. 5% apparently care for hardware specs above all.
Essentially, bloatware is really adware, and the reason the computers are so cheap is because of the adware. Remove the adware, and PCs go up in price.
1) Digital picture frames don't have the storage 2) Include a charger so it can run off mains 3) Batteries are trivial to replace, just make sure the rated amperage/voltage match
You mean he hates the data plans and the roaming charges, and not the actual phone.
So you really need to say; Here is an iPhone user who hates the roaming charges. Not the design of the phone itself but of the service plan. It turns out that the roaming charges suck if you don't live in the US.
This would disagree with you. Copyright covers the right "To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;"
Apple owns copyright, PsyStar has no right to distribute.
The very definition of leveraging is forcing a consumer to purchase an unwanted thing to obtain a wanted thing. In this case they are purchasing Vista in order to get XP.
If you toss Apple's EULA into the bin, you are still bound by copyright law. When PsyStar sells an OpenPC, there are two copies involved: The copy on DVD and the copy on the HDD. Very simple, yes? You can argue that the DVD and the HDD are not "copies" of each other.
As you said, you can preload Linux onto a line of computers because the GPL grants you that right (one source, many copies). However PsyStar doesn't even have the right to do that! They have only the right to resell the DVD, and no right to distribute installed copies.
Some induction here: PsyStar has no right to distribute 10 OpenPCs from one DVD; that is copyright infringement. PsyStar also has no right to distribute ONE OpenPC from one DVD; that is still copyright infringement!
So long as they install the DVD without getting a license from Apple, they are committing copyright infringement.
EULAs do extend from copyright. Without the rights granted in a EULA, an end user has no "right" to copy the code from a disc onto a computer. Witness how it is still illegal to copy a DVD from disc to PC's HDD!
There is no stretch that copying from disc to computer is not fair use, since it is NOT required to use the product. The product, under copyright law, legally belongs to Apple, only the disc belongs to the user.
Using your book example, the paper belongs to the user, but the actual text belongs to the copyright holder; the user has no right to edit, copy, or distribute said text. Copying text to a retina is distinctly different than copying code to a HDD; proof can be found in that there are OSes out there than run from CD without copying to a HDD. The HDD is merely a convenience and not a necessity.
Apple hasn't prevented a compatible device, PsyStar has just failed to produce a compatible device. They need to first enable EFI by default and reproduce the encryption chip, both trivial things, but that costs more as no stock motherboard maker does this. Only the likes of major OEMs do that.
If you could boot and install OS X out of the box without third party software, then you can claim that an OpenPC is a compatible device. Once that happens then you can claim Apple is stifling a compatible device, until then you have Apple preventing PsyStar from using unlicensed copies of OS X.
Apple's EULA even states: The code is licensed but the disc is sold. The user can do anything they want with the disc but the code still belongs to Apple.
Just like a book! The user can do anything they want with the paper, but they do not have the right to reproduce, distribute, or modify the actual text, as that still belongs to the copyright holder.
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Apple has priced themselves out of that particular market; they price themselves into the "profitable" market. They don't believe in racing to the bottom.
So Apple:
1) 5 star service
2) Innovative OS
3) Innovative design
4) Profitable price
Maybe because you can also get DRM free AAC encoded at 256kbit at iTunes? Maybe because they like the iTunes shopping experience? Maybe because Amazon doesn't advertise enough?
Um, well, that's why everyone is happy.
1) Studios were stupid enough to think DRM would work, so they agreed to Apple's DRM.
2) Consumers found a simple, easy, and affordable store with generous DRM (unlimited iPods, unlimited mix CDs, 5 computers at the same time, streaming over the network to authorized CDs)
I mean, do the math; 22 tracks per iPod at last measure, so it's not like it's iPod heavy. That the model was good enough for them to leverage works to the CONSUMER's advantage. It means their stranglehold on the market forced the studios to go DRM free (EMI on Apple, everyone on Amazon). So their "anti-competitive" practices benefits everyone except the studios.
But, at $0.99 a track, it does cost less. Because if I have to buy 20 CDs to get 30 tracks, at $12 each that's $240. But if I bought all 30 tracks on iTunes, that's $30, a savings of $210.
Most people don't want "data", they want "store". iTunes is the store, much like shopping at Target or Walmart or Macy's.
That you don't like iTunes tells you how far you are from the market. A lot of people actually LIKE iTunes (and the iTunes store)
Why "teach" Creationism then, at all? It doesn't further science one bit, so leave it out of the science class.
Does it belong in a mythology class, alongside Zeus and Cronus? Or maybe a literature course alongside Gilgamesh and Odysseus?
Or if it is to be taught in science, should it be taught alongside Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Aristotle as an example of how science continually improves on "state of the art" as an outdated theory?
Except you are wrong. Evolution and Creationism doesn't intersect. Evolution talks about how life changes/adapts to change and Creationism talks about how life began.
The only conflict is that Evolution proclaims that living forms are mutable where Creationism says they are not. There is no "origin of life" aspect in Evolution just as there is no "adaptation to environment" aspect to Creationism.
Actually, the only real economic response is to raise prices to match costs. If the adware is removed, so too is the income from the adware.
Some people have spoken. 9% apparently don't want bloatware. 30% apparently care about money the most. 30% care about quality more than money, but less than bloatware. 5% apparently care for hardware specs above all.
Essentially, bloatware is really adware, and the reason the computers are so cheap is because of the adware. Remove the adware, and PCs go up in price.
1) Digital picture frames don't have the storage
2) Include a charger so it can run off mains
3) Batteries are trivial to replace, just make sure the rated amperage/voltage match
Would it be cheaper and less failure prone than an iPod?
Forget that, an iPod with a power brick. Power should still be 100% compatible in 25 years, and it will have suffered no loss if the HDD hasn't spun.
And not install it on the HDD.
Did you factor in that the Vista+Downgrade rights is more expensive than straight up XP?
You mean he hates the data plans and the roaming charges, and not the actual phone.
So you really need to say; Here is an iPhone user who hates the roaming charges. Not the design of the phone itself but of the service plan. It turns out that the roaming charges suck if you don't live in the US.
Anything else is dishonest.
Because it is markedly less clumsy than all other phones out there?
You know, improving state of the art?
I never said copyright covers end use. Copyright covers distribution.
The GPL extends your rights to allow distribution so long as you provide source.
Copyright has a specific clause that disallows PsyStar from distributing their copy without Apple's consent:
http://www.bitlaw.com/source/17usc/117.html
This would disagree with you. Copyright covers the right "To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;"
Apple owns copyright, PsyStar has no right to distribute.
17 USC 117 part (b) says:
Adaptations so prepared may be transferred only with the authorization of the copyright owner.
Apple is the copyright owner, and I'm certain they have not authorized the transfer of adaptation from PsyStar to end user.
Are you trying to play semantic word games here?
The very definition of leveraging is forcing a consumer to purchase an unwanted thing to obtain a wanted thing. In this case they are purchasing Vista in order to get XP.
Then how can you claim Apple has dropped push notifications if they haven't shipped it yet?
The power of copyright says Apple can legally prevent you from making copies, performing, or distributing.
PsyStar is distributing two copies of OS X for every OpenPC; one on DVD and one oh HDD.
If you toss Apple's EULA into the bin, you are still bound by copyright law. When PsyStar sells an OpenPC, there are two copies involved: The copy on DVD and the copy on the HDD. Very simple, yes? You can argue that the DVD and the HDD are not "copies" of each other.
As you said, you can preload Linux onto a line of computers because the GPL grants you that right (one source, many copies). However PsyStar doesn't even have the right to do that! They have only the right to resell the DVD, and no right to distribute installed copies.
Some induction here: PsyStar has no right to distribute 10 OpenPCs from one DVD; that is copyright infringement. PsyStar also has no right to distribute ONE OpenPC from one DVD; that is still copyright infringement!
So long as they install the DVD without getting a license from Apple, they are committing copyright infringement.
EULAs do extend from copyright. Without the rights granted in a EULA, an end user has no "right" to copy the code from a disc onto a computer. Witness how it is still illegal to copy a DVD from disc to PC's HDD!
There is no stretch that copying from disc to computer is not fair use, since it is NOT required to use the product. The product, under copyright law, legally belongs to Apple, only the disc belongs to the user.
Using your book example, the paper belongs to the user, but the actual text belongs to the copyright holder; the user has no right to edit, copy, or distribute said text. Copying text to a retina is distinctly different than copying code to a HDD; proof can be found in that there are OSes out there than run from CD without copying to a HDD. The HDD is merely a convenience and not a necessity.
Apple hasn't prevented a compatible device, PsyStar has just failed to produce a compatible device. They need to first enable EFI by default and reproduce the encryption chip, both trivial things, but that costs more as no stock motherboard maker does this. Only the likes of major OEMs do that.
If you could boot and install OS X out of the box without third party software, then you can claim that an OpenPC is a compatible device. Once that happens then you can claim Apple is stifling a compatible device, until then you have Apple preventing PsyStar from using unlicensed copies of OS X.
Apple's EULA even states: The code is licensed but the disc is sold. The user can do anything they want with the disc but the code still belongs to Apple.
Just like a book! The user can do anything they want with the paper, but they do not have the right to reproduce, distribute, or modify the actual text, as that still belongs to the copyright holder.