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No effect, I assume. Still a kind gesture.
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As a long-time "Apple hater", I must say that I am sad to see Steve go. I of course hope his health keeps up, cancer is a terrible affliction. But also, Jobs was such a unique character. He may have driven one of the most dangerously influentia…
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Everyone taking this at face value and not investigating the patents themselves -- good old Apple Insider. "System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data" and "Real-time signal processing system for serially…
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I think Apple should spend their time making QuickTime even remotely as fast or standards-complete as x264, the QuickTime H.264 encode is an absolute joke among x264 devs. They have a lot they could work on there, rather than filing a patent on a d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dueces There is actually something much more intuitive than itunes that does this. Its called CloneDVD/AnyDVD. Yea you have to do it in Windows, but its head and shoulders above anything else out there. I completely…
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This is just going to end up with Psystar blown to bits and a new precedent giving the draconian control of software use through EULAs much more legal stability than before... I still believe Psystar should have a right to make OS X -running comp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GCS Does freedom, but not licence ring any bells? Perhaps we sould be allowed to live in any house we choose.. starting with yours, or maybe your parents, nah... but there are so many choices! Failtastic analogy…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross But you can't base an argument on your incorrect definitions. You may like them, but they're still incorrect. Substitute my meaning in for the word each time it appears, the same way your brain reads words …
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Quote: Originally Posted by DavidW Apple do not have a monopoly in the computer hardware market. Apple do not have a monopoly in the OS market. Apple can not leverage their market share in one market to gain control of another. I disagree here…
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot Yes and many armchair lawyers have explained it before you did. And Psystar's original lawyers used it as a defense. And the Judge tossed it. So why do you keep repeating it? It's not relevant. I disagree with …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross You keep incorrectly using the word monopoly. You can't make up your own use for a word. Yes... I can. There are several words where I disagree with the dictionary meaning. Quote: Originally Posted by me…
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If a jailbroken iPhone (e.g., device completely controlled by the purchaser) is so bad, why aren't they recalling these already?
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Quote: Originally Posted by DocNo42 Here's the deal - if you want a hobby, Android is a perfectly fine alternative. If you want to make money, the iPhone is where it's at. Quote: Originally Posted by http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/ipho…
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[melgross]Quote: I don't see how you can go from legally wrong to morally right here. Are you saying that just because some people might want a cheaper Mac, any company that might illegally provide one is morally correct? That's a pretty twis…
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I, for one, am crossing my fingers. Go EFF!
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Your misunderstanding of this issue is so thorough, it's difficult to know where to begin! Suffice to say that copyright holders are given the distinct right to unilaterally decide the distribution of their…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss Not relevant. Please read previous posts. Not relevant? You asked if that's what I believed they needed to do, stop defending patents, copyrights, and trademarks. I said no, they need to be slightly less…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss They need to stop defending their patents, trademarks and copyrights? They need to stop placing anti-competitive and morally reprehensible clauses in the licenses they force customers to agree to. Copyri…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Halvri If Psystar were to win, all that would do is erode the idea of copyright law to the point that no one could reasonably expect to profit from their work. No company could offer anything unique because they'd have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Video cards are not licensed, they are sold. (Although, the drivers are licensed, so NVIDIA could restrict what you do with the driver, which would affect how useful the card is in the system you install it …