Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 24th Dec 2008 20:49 UTC, submitted by judgen
The legal back-and-forth between PsyStar and Apple is slowly but surely moving into the twilight zone. Not too long ago we had Apple going all black helicopter on PsyStar claiming people and/or companies other than PsyStar are involved in the clone maker's unlawful practices, even though Apple could so far not name any of them because, well, they don't know who they are yet. If that wasn't enough, PsyStar now claims that Apple's copyright on Mac OS X is invalid.
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RE[6]: I was too quick to judge Psystar in the past...
by Bobthearch on Fri 26th Dec 2008 05:32
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"Contents DVD containing Mac OS X;printed and electronic documentation. Requirements Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4(867MHZ or faster) processor; 512MB RAM; DVD Drive for installation....."
This is pretty clear that you need to own a Mac to run it. Granted it does not say it is an upgrade, but it does say that you need to have a Mac.
This is pretty clear that you need to own a Mac to run it. Granted it does not say it is an upgrade, but it does say that you need to have a Mac.
That doesn't mean that Apple is entitled to additional financial compensation from everyone who installs OSX on a computer that falls outside those specs.
Every computer software box has a list of system requirements - but whether or not customers 'obey' the specs is beyond their control. Apple (or Id Software, or Microsoft, or Red Hat, or anyone else) has no legal right to enforce the "system requirements" printed on the box.
RE[7]: I was too quick to judge Psystar in the past...
by DrillSgt on Fri 26th Dec 2008 05:52
in reply to "RE[6]: I was too quick to judge Psystar in the past..."
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"That doesn't mean that Apple is entitled to additional financial compensation from everyone who installs OSX on a computer that falls outside those specs."
Right, and I never said they did. That post was a response to Thom saying that a requirement to have a Mac was not listed on the box.
Apple has never sought financial compensation in the manner you mention, nor is that what the whole case is about.
This is not a case of you or I running OS X on a computer we put together, of which Apple really does not care one way or the other. This is a case of a commercial entity doing the work and then selling the finished product, not the end user.
This will put that section of Apples EULA to the test, and the court will decide if that is legal or not. It really is that simple.
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"The most nonsensical statement in the history of EVAR. Mac OS X retail is a full functioning product, and nowhere on the box does it say it is an upgrade or that you need to own a Mac before you may run it."
Well, I just looked at my copy to be sure. The box purchased from an Apple store actually has the following printed on it:
"Contents DVD containing Mac OS X;printed and electronic documentation. Requirements Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4(867MHZ or faster) processor; 512MB RAM; DVD Drive for installation....."
This is pretty clear that you need to own a Mac to run it. Granted it does not say it is an upgrade, but it does say that you need to have a Mac.