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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Nov 2009 18:08 UTC, submitted by poundsmack

Anyone who hangs around on websites with information about installing Mac OS X on non-Apple labelled computers has probably already encountered this report, but it's newsworthy anyway. The upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.6.2 will remove support for the Intel Atom line of processors from Mac OS X.

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RE[7]: Comment by haus

by BallmerKnowsBest on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 21:15 UTC in reply to "RE[6]: Comment by haus"

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Obviously you have problems comprehending big person english so I'll spell this one out for you.

Criticizing my literacy skills and then failing to capitalize a proper noun ("English")... Well done, genius. The words "pot," "kettle," and "black" come to mind.

You and Thom both suggested that there is no contract if you haven't signed a piece of paper, so I was pointing out that according to your view on the world there is no valid contract in place for my mobile phone because I completed the entire transaction on the 'net

And the point I made in response (which you were clearly unable to grasp) is that IT. DOESN'T. MATTER. For two reasons:

1) The provider of the service can discontinue your service at any time for any reason they like, with the exception of clearly-illegal reasons like religious or racial discrimination. They can cancel the service because they don't like the way you spell your last name, or any other random whim, and you would have no recourse whatsoever. Regardless of whether or not you have a proper, formal contract with them.

2) Services are not products. Spend a half second thinking about it and you should realize the obvious implications: terms of use for a service are not the same as post-sales restrictions in an EULA. Here, let me repeat that with some added emphasis, just so you have no excuse for missing the point this time: TERMS OF USE FOR A SERVICE ARE NOT THE SAME AS POST-SALES RESTRICTIONS IN AN EULA!!!

therefore I needn't worry about the Fair Use policy that is part of the terms.

Um... Fair Use is an aspect of COPYRIGHT LAW, while everything you wrote up to that point is only relevant to CONTRACT LAW. They're not actually the same thing just because they both start with the letter "C," you know.

Are you genuinely unable to grasp such basic, obvious facts? Or are you just being deliberately-obtuse?

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