Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 2nd Sep 2009 19:20 UTC
Apple has responded to Psystar's new lawsuit today, stating that it is nothing but a stall tactic on Psystar's end. While I could just paraphrase whatever the filing reads, I decided to take this opportunity to address a number of sentiments and analogies often made in comment threads (not necessarily on OSNews).
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... for the simple fact that EULAs are unconstitutional and directly contradictory to fair use rights.
Also, I want to see the end of "licensed" software, that is, if it is actually purchased in boxed form (or purchased and downloaded).
As far as I'm concerned, if you purchase something, it's yours, to use as you see fit, with no restrictions, period.
This whole licensing when purchasing is really a bait ans switch. Purchasing suggests ownership.
What proprietary software companies should do is migrate to a rental model. Renting does not suggest ownership, and comes with implied restrictions. And with renting, you know what you get.
But purchasing is ownership, with zero restrictions.
Plus, I'm really pretty anti Apple right now (even though I have an iPod, and considered purchasing an iBook). The whole iPhones exploding is the customers fault? C'mon! Do you think Boeing could get away with that? GM? The iPhone - the Ford Pinto of smart phones.
Thus, even if I were on Apple's side in the Psystar case (and I'm not), I'd want them to lose, just to see them get reamed.
Sorry, but I don't want to be anti-Apple. I want to like them.
But I'm always against huge companies that have serious ethics issues and that screw over their customers.