Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 10:13 UTC
While the Apple v. Psystar case is currently on hold until the hearing regarding the motions for a summary judgement takes place (November 12) the Psystar v. Apple case (still with me?) is only just beginning. Psystar has amended its original complaint in this second lawsuit, asking the judge to order Apple to cease calling Psystar's business "illegal", claiming it hurts the clone maker financially.
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RE[3]: Not OSnews, PSnews
by twitterfire on Wed 4th Nov 2009 09:35
in reply to "RE[2]: Not OSnews, PSnews"
Member since:2008-09-11
The amusing point has been made on Ars something like this. Apple wants the power to sell its software freely and then specify what hardware a buyer may install on. If Apple has that power, so does everyone else.
So there will be nothing to stop anyone selling software which can be installed on Macs, perhaps under Wine, or in a VM, but simply specifying in the EULA that it may be installed in any machine as long as that machine is not a Mac. Or that, if it is server software, it is unlawful to allow Macs to connect to it.
So, is that what you all really want? Do you really want to hand the world and his brother that sort of power over your favorite platform?
So there will be nothing to stop anyone selling software which can be installed on Macs, perhaps under Wine, or in a VM, but simply specifying in the EULA that it may be installed in any machine as long as that machine is not a Mac. Or that, if it is server software, it is unlawful to allow Macs to connect to it.
So, is that what you all really want? Do you really want to hand the world and his brother that sort of power over your favorite platform?
Excelent point of view. If Apple has the right to do it, then everybody has the right to do it.
In that case, I even have the right to implement a web site and to state explicitly in an EULA that is not permited to see that website from Mac Os X operating system.
How will Apple behave if Google, Youtube, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter expressly forbid Mac Os X and Safari users to access those sites? It can be a matter of EULA.
RE[4]: Not OSnews, PSnews
by macUser on Wed 4th Nov 2009 16:50
in reply to "RE[3]: Not OSnews, PSnews"
Member since:2006-12-15
"The amusing point has been made on Ars something like this. Apple wants the power to sell its software freely and then specify what hardware a buyer may install on. If Apple has that power, so does everyone else.
So there will be nothing to stop anyone selling software which can be installed on Macs, perhaps under Wine, or in a VM, but simply specifying in the EULA that it may be installed in any machine as long as that machine is not a Mac. Or that, if it is server software, it is unlawful to allow Macs to connect to it.
So, is that what you all really want? Do you really want to hand the world and his brother that sort of power over your favorite platform?
So there will be nothing to stop anyone selling software which can be installed on Macs, perhaps under Wine, or in a VM, but simply specifying in the EULA that it may be installed in any machine as long as that machine is not a Mac. Or that, if it is server software, it is unlawful to allow Macs to connect to it.
So, is that what you all really want? Do you really want to hand the world and his brother that sort of power over your favorite platform?
Excelent point of view. If Apple has the right to do it, then everybody has the right to do it.
In that case, I even have the right to implement a web site and to state explicitly in an EULA that is not permited to see that website from Mac Os X operating system.
How will Apple behave if Google, Youtube, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter expressly forbid Mac Os X and Safari users to access those sites? It can be a matter of EULA. "
Except that has been going on for years with IE only sites.
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The amusing point has been made on Ars something like this. Apple wants the power to sell its software freely and then specify what hardware a buyer may install on. If Apple has that power, so does everyone else.
So there will be nothing to stop anyone selling software which can be installed on Macs, perhaps under Wine, or in a VM, but simply specifying in the EULA that it may be installed in any machine as long as that machine is not a Mac. Or that, if it is server software, it is unlawful to allow Macs to connect to it.
So, is that what you all really want? Do you really want to hand the world and his brother that sort of power over your favorite platform?
Edited 2009-11-04 08:41 UTC