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Originally Posted by Taisto
But on the other hand, isn`t it getting a little silly ? I understand when you can`t sell PC with Windows, ok, PC manufacturers and MS are not related in any way, But Apple makes their own computers, so why can`t they use their own system with computers they produce ? Isn`t it going a little too far ?
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Huh?
You want to re-phrase that? Can't sell PC's with Windows?
Personally, I think it would be fine if the box were to say something like "This software is intended to be used on genuine Apple hardware and will not work properly on other systems" in big bold letters. They can do as much as they want to their software to ensure that it doesn't run on other hardware, that's their right.
BUT I don't think it's OK for a company to sell an Operating System to the open public, to anyone willing to pay them for it, but then stipulate that you can only use it on hardware produced by them. That doesn't even make sense. If it's only for their hardware then it should only come with their hardware.
No other company does this, is allowed to do this, at least as far as I know. I can't go to the store and buy the OS from my PS3, or my DVR, or my PSP, etc.
Think about it.
Imagine if Microsoft decided to do that, does anyone think they would be allowed to say after the fact "Oh, by the way you can only use this on hardware made by Dell or HP". Does anyone really think that would fly?
On another note, if Apple ever gets any kind of
significant marketshare with an OS they will get killed by all the lawsuits, you can be sure of that.
With their current policies and tactics, staying a niche product is good for that companies health.
