Apple following M$ lead
I just went to Apples site and was taking a look at Tiger and I found somthing intersting.
"After registering your copy of Tiger, you can start enjoying your new operating system. Spotlight search, cool Dashboard widgets, Safari RSS and over 200 more new features await."
Just like XP. I dont blame them for it just making a note about it. You must register your copy of Tiger before you can use it, it would seem.
I found this here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/
under "30 minutes to a new mac."
Keep clicking on the next link till you get to step 6
Bootlegers are going to hate this. I myself have no problem with this, except for the fact I purchased my copy no leave me alone. But I do understand that Apple has to do something.
"After registering your copy of Tiger, you can start enjoying your new operating system. Spotlight search, cool Dashboard widgets, Safari RSS and over 200 more new features await."
Just like XP. I dont blame them for it just making a note about it. You must register your copy of Tiger before you can use it, it would seem.
I found this here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/
under "30 minutes to a new mac."
Keep clicking on the next link till you get to step 6
Bootlegers are going to hate this. I myself have no problem with this, except for the fact I purchased my copy no leave me alone. But I do understand that Apple has to do something.
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Now I haven't seen Tiger, so I can't confirm it's any different.
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"After registering your copy of Tiger, you can start enjoying your new operating system."
on apples information of it's software.
Not to say they have not posted something like this before, just seem like there stating that after you register then you can start using it.
Like I said I have no problem with activating a product I just think it might be a little to much of an invasion to register.
With XP you have to activate but you do not have to register the OS.
Beside it was just an observation on my part.
Could it also be a set up to make this mandatory in the next couple of years? So many times I have seen companies do this type of scam. Start them out slow and work your way in.
I am more than likely wrong about this but I never thought I would see a headless Mac for $500.00 either. Or a Unix OS in the mainstream for consumers.
I've seen a cavalier attitude develop where many Mac user bootleg the OS. Now that Apple has a Family Pack I don't see the problem with serializing the OS. Need more than one upgrade to OS X. Grab the FP and you're set for up to 5. Microsoft isn't giving you this option.
Originally posted by Endymion
This could be the usual registration screen that always appears with a new operating system install...
It is.
The "stolen" os has to run on Apple hardware. This is why Apple do not serialize their OS there is no need for them to do so.
The engineers have worked long and hard to create the OS but the revenue generated is just an extra revenue stream for Apple to help the R&D budget.
Apple is a HARDWARE company that's where they make their money and why they produce such kick ass Operating systems. To sell the computers not the software.
J.
(my copy will be in the post from apple next week some time hopefully )
Originally posted by DGNR8
I just went to Apples site and was taking a look at Tiger and I found somthing intersting.
"After registering your copy of Tiger, you can start enjoying your new operating system. Spotlight search, cool Dashboard widgets, Safari RSS and over 200 more new features await."
Just like XP. I dont blame them for it just making a note about it. You must register your copy of Tiger before you can use it, it would seem.
I found this here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/
under "30 minutes to a new mac."
Keep clicking on the next link till you get to step 6
Bootlegers are going to hate this. I myself have no problem with this, except for the fact I purchased my copy no leave me alone. But I do understand that Apple has to do something.
Register!=activate - I remember registering software 15 years ago - with a post card!
activation is the freaky part, I dont see Apple going there because macos piracy is next to nonexistant because it it so tightly tied to hardware
Originally posted by johnrp
(my copy will be in the post from apple next week some time hopefully )
Same here, when you order with EDU discount, do you get the whole retail box+manuals+whatever else is in there or just a DVD?
Originally posted by DGNR8
I found this here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/
under "30 minutes to a new mac."
That's nothing - it's with every release. You know when you install, and then have to restart your computer and you go through the set-up assistant? That's what that is - you just quit and move on.
Originally posted by a_greer
Same here, when you order with EDU discount, do you get the whole retail box+manuals+whatever else is in there or just a DVD?
It is the same exact software, just cheaper. I ordered the EDU iLife, and it was exactly like the regular one. With iWork, the only difference was that it had a sticker that said Acedemic License
On a more serious note, I have never knew the Mac OS to ever follow the activation scheme similar to XP. I don't know why they would start now.
Originally posted by the cool gut
That's nothing - it's with every release. You know when you install, and then have to restart your computer and you go through the set-up assistant? That's what that is - you just quit and move on.
Alternatively you can go through the set up assistant while not being connected to the internet. The OS will save the registration in a file that you can use to send the registration to apple later on.
Since I have a stupid Belkin Wireless Router that has to have a hex encryption key, I am unable to configure my computer for internet use through the setup wizard, so I always fill it out and send it later, unless this is the x'th time I've installed the OS though. I like to do clean backups and installs once in a while and see no point in re-registering it with apple.
My copy will come with the next ADC Mailing I suppose.. wonder if they will mail it so that its here on the 29th or mail it on the 29th...
.:BoeManE:.
ps - the edu version is the same as full retail with the exception of cost.