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- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?
- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?AppleIf Apple wants to grow they need to open up their OS. After using Apple computer for few weeks I realize why people choose Windows over Apple inspite of the issues like system-hang, slower wakeup/sleep, etc. Opening up would resolve such issues...
- Tags: Apple Inc., EULA, legit argument, Psystar, Does Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Psystar retains Apple-beating law firm
- Psystar retains Apple-beating law firmModifying code is still wrongReselling a modified version of software is illegal and that is going to hurt Pystar. If Pystar were to win, what would that mean to other software vendors? Could they be modified and resold too?I hope Apple gets punished for thisTheir EULA...
- Tags: Litigation, Operating systems, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...
- Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- What is at the heart of open source? Contracts. The BSD and GPL licenses are contracts, which people freely enter into before they agree to download. Apple's EULA is the same sort of thing. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: GPL, EULA, Apple Inc., Principles, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...
- Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against Psystar
- I don't have a lot of information on this yet but it seems that Apple has grown tired of Apple-clone Psystar and has filed suit against the Florida company at the federal district court for the northern district of California. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: EULA, Apple Inc., Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop'
- Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop'Now we just need to see if the company is real!Ok, so if they are real, they may be able to get away with it. And if they are real, I think i may just pick one up. If it does break down...
- Tags: isse, Apple Inc., EULA, Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop'
- Bryan Gardiner at Wired spoke to some attorneys about Psystar, the Miami IT firm that shocked the Mac world this week with the announcement of a US$400 Mac clone – a first in more than a decade. Previous Psystar coverage: Mac clones to rise again? (0414)...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, EULA, Wired Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Psystar
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Attack of the clones: Psystar to battle Apple on EULA
- Attack of the clones: Psystar to battle Apple on EULAMore than likely . . .They were a home business who built custom machines that decided that they were gonna need more room for production. Happens all the time.Our church has been in it's own building for 35 years,...
- Tags: Operating systems, OSX, Sounds like Psystar, Apple OSX, Apple Inc., Psystar, EULA, hardware, clone, Apple Macintosh, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Attack of the clones: Psystar to battle Apple on EULA
- As I blogged yesterday, I have fond memories of the Mac clones – that's what compelled me to wax nostalgic there for a spell. I have since found these great photos of Power Computing's bungee tower from Macworld Expo Boston 1996, but I digress... Now that the...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Productivity, EULA, Attack, Hardware, Psystar
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Can Apple stop Psystar from selling Mac clone?
- To hear Psystar tell it, they can install MacOS on their own hardware, despits Apple's end user license agreement to the contrary, because said EULA is an illegal "monopoly." "What if Honda said that, after you buy their car, you could only drive it on...
- Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Tools & Techniques, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Psystar: Apple's terms violate U.S. monopoly laws
- Psystar, a Miami-based OEM which is now offering OS X on generic PC hardware, claims that Apple's restrictive licensing terms violates U.S. monopoly laws. Whoa, bold claim there. Better have some deep pockets if the company wants to take the fight to court. In an interview with...
- Tags: EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Monopoly Law, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Apple's EULA nonsense
- Apple's EULA nonsenseSo apparentlyusers aren't the only ones not reading EULAs. The manufacturers aren't reading them, either!Clearly an Insidious Plan to Force Non-Apple Hardware OutIt's either a typo/gibberish, or an insidious plan to force non-Apple hardware off the desktop!Which seems more likely? Hmmm.....;) racingmustangNo...
- Tags: EULA, Apple Inc., Apple EULA, Apple EULA nonsense
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Apple's EULA nonsense
- [UPDATED 03/27/08: Apple has quietly updated the EULA.] Granted, not many people read EULAs, but at the end of the day is there any point since most are just gibberish. Take a look at this weird clause via The Register in Apple's EULA for Safari 3.1 for Windows: ...
- Tags: EULA, Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- iPods to support copy-protected CDs?
- iPods to support copy-protected CDs?That's why I use CDex and then load on iPodI do not need anyonse support. I do not need Apple MP3 encoder and any ID tags except genre, title and artist.CDex is bulk ripper that helps to make backup of CD's. BTW I do not CD's...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, CDex, CD, music, EULA, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
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- A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives
- Can a computer demo change people's lives? I've seen plenty in my time but none that moved me in any significant way. Yet 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart gave a demo that did change people's lives and changed the entire course of computer systems development. On Monday...
- Tags: Mr., Collective Intelligence, Computer, Demo, Productivity, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday sales
- Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon this Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year in the U.S. Netbooks FTW! Chalk it up to a small form factor (7-10 in., about 3 lbs.) and an even smaller...
- Tags: Monitor, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sales, LCD, MSI, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot
- Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0
- Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation
- Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...
- Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
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