Fair enough. IANAL. However, Apple isn't restricting which OS you can run on their hardware. They are restricting which hardware upon which you can run their software (which is *licensed*, not owned). There is a difference here. As far as I know, shrink wrap licenses are still the law of the land, and no serious threat to them has yet been raised. (Correct me if I'm wrong) Additionally, the government's desire for TPM, the existance of the DCMA, and the pro-business stance of the current administration, all make the hypothetical lawsuit far from a slam-dunk. IMHO, of course.
Which is why you can run Xbox titles on your PS2... oh, wait. Nevermind.
The legal and political realities are a little different now. I wouldn't hold my breath in the hope that Apple is going to be forced to open their OS or their hardware (nor should they, you don't like it, vote with your wallet).
Neat idea, except that if they are monitoring "everything" via an Echelon type system, you just put a big target on your head that says "something funny is going on here, please take a closer look".
The CIA is (was) chartered exclusively for foreign surveillance (at least it was before 9/11) so in fact it's less legal for them to watch you if you're an American citizen. If you're a foreigner, you're SOL.
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Fair enough. IANAL. However, Apple isn't restricting which OS you can run on their hardware. They are restricting which hardware upon which you can run their software (which is *licensed*, not owned). There is a difference here. As far as I know, shrink wrap licenses are still the law of the land, and no serious threat to them has yet been raised. (Correct me if I'm wrong) Additionally, the government's desire for TPM, the existance of the DCMA, and the pro-business stance of the current administration, all make the hypothetical lawsuit far from a slam-dunk. IMHO, of course.
Which is why you can run Xbox titles on your PS2... oh, wait. Nevermind.
The legal and political realities are a little different now. I wouldn't hold my breath in the hope that Apple is going to be forced to open their OS or their hardware (nor should they, you don't like it, vote with your wallet).
Neat idea, except that if they are monitoring "everything" via an Echelon type system, you just put a big target on your head that says "something funny is going on here, please take a closer look".
:)
Still a clever solution though.
:)
More or less...
The CIA is (was) chartered exclusively for foreign surveillance (at least it was before 9/11) so in fact it's less legal for them to watch you if you're an American citizen. If you're a foreigner, you're SOL.
Amen.
That is exactly the sort of solution that gives folks the sort of advantages that electronic offers, while still satisfying the security requirements.