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- SteveJobs0
Piss Tar... has a nice ring to it...
- 2pence0
"The use of Leopard on non Apple-branded hardware is a violation of its End User License Agreement (EULA) and is specifically prohibited."
- yeah, that's what makes it interesting - how and if they are getting away with itflashbender
- They're not. It was announced the other day and now Apple is suing them into nonexistence.2pence
- their anti-monopoly has some merit though. SO it may not be a done deal.flashbender
- They don't have a hope in hell.2pence
- thats just wrong.akrokdesign
- rafalski0
This is actually very interesting, they seem to have an idea for the court storyline.
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04…
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08…If they win, this will be interesting and actually threatening to Windows.
- doesnotexist0
looks like a turd
- so as you don't go sideyways.– emecks1/3
thanks yous. apparently it is not as interesting as I thought it was.– flashbender2/3
it's like buying fake nikes. some people just want the real deal and pay 4x. we call them stupid.lvl_13
- so as you don't go sideyways.– emecks1/3
- flashbender0
From the articles it seems like they are planning on selling them with leopard installed until the court forces them to stop.
I can't find any reviews or anything online though.
- acescence0
read the bit about updates, you can't update the OS! and you know that apple will do everything they can to totally break if it you do.
- Ianbolton0
you gotta admit it though, a 24" iMac does look great. It's an iconic piece of kit. Although since when has tech-geek ever been put alongside vanity.
- dskz0
firewire is over
- kona0
*bump
- Iggyboo0
It won happen the licensing specifically is against this to happen.
- mrdobolina0
does anyone actually use firewire anymore? Seems so proprietary for not a lot of benefit.
- every day. across 4 drives. i know more firewire users than USB.madirish
- rafalski0
They're challenging the license, that's the key point. Any PC can technically run OSX now, they claim to have a case, saying Apple is a monopoly Microsoft-style and cannot tell you what computer you can install the system you'd bought with your money.
- gosche0
hope this is the future
- gosche0
apple is anyway more busy whit selling music & TV & cellphones!
- Lestrade0
I sincerely hope this somehow slips through legal cracks and is viable. I would love to order one of these; this is exactly what I've been bitching about to friends and colleagues for months now. The towers are nice-looking, too — and upgradeable! Who'd'athunk?
- vrmbr0
*and grind
- roundabout0
Well sense apple have moved over to Intel hardware, mac are basically a PC running OS X in a nice designed box, and yet to get a mac you have to pay over the odd for the bloody privilege. If someone can bring out a cheap PC that can run OS X i will buy it in a heart beat.
- rafalski0
This would be good, because it would promote the OS and it would gain proper market share and actually compete with Microsoft.
It would be bad, because it would harm Apple sales, Apple stock and OS experience quality (due to bad drivers and so on).
Apple licensed the OS (to UMAX and Motorola afair) in mid 90's and it was the company's darkest period, their stock going down below $4.