Alos, their market share at the time was extremely small, with limited 3rd party software support.
Limited? The classic Mac OS had titles from thousands of developers, making your statement nonsensical. Aside from Windows, which other OS had as many developers? BeOS? Amiga? I don't think so.
Most of my friends who use macs (none of whom are technical, they're all in the design space) just gave up on trying to get their old software to work with the new version and bought all new software.
How is that a bad thing? I think that's a positive. I think you'll find those users are much better off for it, than if they had clung to their old software.
Why don't they cut backwards compatability? Because businesses want backwards compatability. Businesses are Microsoft's core market. Cut off backwards compatability, and businesses won't like it.
Yeah, but they'd be being shortsighted. Looking forward, they could do much better by accepting change - a new architecture would bringer better and more reliable business applications. Clinging to backward compatibility for the sake of it is like hanging a stone around your neck. Eventually you have to move on - just like the business world eventually moved on from typewriters and mainframes to personal computers and the internet.
that could make 'millions' of Windows applications work on Apple's handset
For a Windows application to work on the iPhone, wouldn't the application have to work in the first place? It would be pretty amazing to see an application working on an iPhone when they can't usually manage that under Windows.
Great. Now we have electronic appliances with self-esteem issues. This isn't going to end well. I'm not looking forward to my toaster oven gaining an oedipus complex.
You've made the fatal mistake of applying logic to the timecube. Now I'll just leave you to rock in the corner while your brain melts. By the way, you were educated stupid.
You are right. I guess we can feel secure knowing that there more than enough types of audio/tech douchebaggery to cover the entire population several times over. Happy Festivus!
No, it's not clear, because Apple's DRM allows you to deauthorize existing machines and authorize new ones. There is no "install limit" as such, and it's not tied to hardware, like some DRM schemes. So there should have been no problem at all. Just copy the music to the new machine and reauthorize.
This leads me to suspect that either (a) your story was made up, or (b) your friend was too clueless to even contact Apple asking for help. Either way, neither scenario is the fault of the DRM, but rather the user.
Which brings us back to the original condundrum... you only spend $500 on your PCs? A Powerbook is going to be better than a $500 PC, so it does seem you can afford a Mac. I can't afford a Mac Pro for my home - but I wouldn't say that "I can't afford a Mac" because of that.
You say, "even a mini?", but it's possible he has some performance needs that are met by a mini-priced PC, but not by a mini...
S/He said s/he "couldn't afford a Mac," not that s/he couldn't afford a Mac of a particular performance level. Regardless, there aren't many cheap PCs that would offer a high performance level and still be significantly cheaper than a similar Mac.
You don't say what this "licensed system" is, so your comment is pretty meaningless. Was the media "Plays for Sure" or "RealNetworks DNA", or the "new Napster" or something else?
No, they couldn't. The record labels are the ones who determine if DRM is applied to the tracks they sell. Apple would be in breach of contract (and worse) if they started selling labels' tracks DRM-free without permission. Apple is quite willing to sell them without DRM (as they do for EMI's catalog) but the other labels won't allow them, because they want to use it as a wedge against Apple. Haven't you been following this at all?
Wait, I thought audiophiles were luddites who believed in the mysterious powers of tube amplifiers, vinyl and expensive cabling. Being interested in actual technology is the last thing I would expect from the typical "audiophile."
The Enlightenment has died in Australia, and it's sad that the people aren't marching on Adelaide demanding the government's resignation and Rudd's forced expulsion.
I disagree. It would be much more pathetic if the Aussies were to march on Adelaide. Who the hell sold them those defective GPS units, anyway?
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Alos, their market share at the time was extremely small, with limited 3rd party software support.
Limited? The classic Mac OS had titles from thousands of developers, making your statement nonsensical. Aside from Windows, which other OS had as many developers? BeOS? Amiga? I don't think so.
Most of my friends who use macs (none of whom are technical, they're all in the design space) just gave up on trying to get their old software to work with the new version and bought all new software.
How is that a bad thing? I think that's a positive. I think you'll find those users are much better off for it, than if they had clung to their old software.
Why don't they cut backwards compatability? Because businesses want backwards compatability. Businesses are Microsoft's core market. Cut off backwards compatability, and businesses won't like it.
Yeah, but they'd be being shortsighted. Looking forward, they could do much better by accepting change - a new architecture would bringer better and more reliable business applications. Clinging to backward compatibility for the sake of it is like hanging a stone around your neck. Eventually you have to move on - just like the business world eventually moved on from typewriters and mainframes to personal computers and the internet.
I'm not buying it, Xbox. AppleTV would at least use proper grammar.
that could make 'millions' of Windows applications work on Apple's handset
For a Windows application to work on the iPhone, wouldn't the application have to work in the first place? It would be pretty amazing to see an application working on an iPhone when they can't usually manage that under Windows.
Have you ever tried playing any RTS using a small screen and no keyboard?
Yes. I've got SimCity on my iPhone, and it's not bad.
Except the iPhone OS doesn't really have "hooks into the client" - applications run in their own sandbox.
As an AppleTV I must say I really admire Roku.
Great. Now we have electronic appliances with self-esteem issues. This isn't going to end well. I'm not looking forward to my toaster oven gaining an oedipus complex.
You've made the fatal mistake of applying logic to the timecube. Now I'll just leave you to rock in the corner while your brain melts. By the way, you were educated stupid.
You are right. I guess we can feel secure knowing that there more than enough types of audio/tech douchebaggery to cover the entire population several times over. Happy Festivus!
No, it's not clear, because Apple's DRM allows you to deauthorize existing machines and authorize new ones. There is no "install limit" as such, and it's not tied to hardware, like some DRM schemes. So there should have been no problem at all. Just copy the music to the new machine and reauthorize.
This leads me to suspect that either (a) your story was made up, or (b) your friend was too clueless to even contact Apple asking for help. Either way, neither scenario is the fault of the DRM, but rather the user.
I could probably get a Powerbook G4 for $500, but I would rather have a more up-to-date OS.
Leopard runs just fine on a Powerbook.
Which brings us back to the original condundrum... you only spend $500 on your PCs? A Powerbook is going to be better than a $500 PC, so it does seem you can afford a Mac. I can't afford a Mac Pro for my home - but I wouldn't say that "I can't afford a Mac" because of that.
You say, "even a mini?", but it's possible he has some performance needs that are met by a mini-priced PC, but not by a mini...
S/He said s/he "couldn't afford a Mac," not that s/he couldn't afford a Mac of a particular performance level. Regardless, there aren't many cheap PCs that would offer a high performance level and still be significantly cheaper than a similar Mac.
You don't say what this "licensed system" is, so your comment is pretty meaningless. Was the media "Plays for Sure" or "RealNetworks DNA", or the "new Napster" or something else?
No, they couldn't. The record labels are the ones who determine if DRM is applied to the tracks they sell. Apple would be in breach of contract (and worse) if they started selling labels' tracks DRM-free without permission. Apple is quite willing to sell them without DRM (as they do for EMI's catalog) but the other labels won't allow them, because they want to use it as a wedge against Apple. Haven't you been following this at all?
Yeah, that's why all the Pixar movies on the iTunes store are DRM free... oh wait.
Yeah, because Apple owns Disney, who is the distributor of Pixar films... oh wait, Apple doesn't own Disney.
Wait, I thought audiophiles were luddites who believed in the mysterious powers of tube amplifiers, vinyl and expensive cabling. Being interested in actual technology is the last thing I would expect from the typical "audiophile."
Honestly, I'd rank the resulting MP3s just about one notch above "recorded off the radio".
"Recorded off the radio" doesn't sound bad at all, if you've got a decent receiver and antenna.
Unless you find something that can remove it without having to do this, it's not a solution. It's easier to not buy it in the first place.
But there is something that can do that. It was mentioned upthread. Please pay attention.
Then they came for the people who post this meme to slashdot... and I did nothing, because those people are fucking douchebags.
The problem is, BitTorrent has a very obvious traffic pattern that can be watched for - you don't need access to the packet content...
But how do you tell if it's a "legal" bittorrent, or an "illegal" one?
For fuck's sake. Rather than admit you were wrong, you blather on again. What part of "my own content" did you not understand?
The Enlightenment has died in Australia, and it's sad that the people aren't marching on Adelaide demanding the government's resignation and Rudd's forced expulsion.
I disagree. It would be much more pathetic if the Aussies were to march on Adelaide. Who the hell sold them those defective GPS units, anyway?
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