Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Feb 2006 13:04 UTC, submitted by HeLfReZ
As was to be expected, Apple's legal team got busy concerning the OSx86 Project. Just days after OSX 10.4.4 for Intel got cracked, the project closed down its forum with the following notice: "We're sorry to report that despite our best efforts, the OSx86 Project has been served with a DMCA violation notice. The forum will be unavailable while we evaluate its contents to remove any violations present. We thank you for your patience in this matter."
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2005-07-06
While I have a problem with piracy, I also think think you should be able to do with your OS that you paid for as you wish.
On the other hand, this topic ties in nicely with the other one about Microsoft requiring you to purchase a new license if you swap out your motherboard and were running an OEM version of Windows.
There are many issues of ownership and what that entitles regarding software.
Apple is trying to tie its operating system directly to it's own hardware. To me it smacks of all the grief MS was given over IE being tied into the OS (I know software to software is not the same thing as software to hardware). It seems like it is legal for Apple to do this, but it also seems "shady" for some reason.
I own three Apple computers, btw, and will soon be buying another... so while I like Apple products, I don't always agree with how they operate.