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Quote: Originally Posted by Wiggin So there is a "legally recognized concept of a misuse" pertaining to copyright? Does this mean that I can write a book based on the Harry Potter characters and JK Rowlings would have nothing to say about it beca…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gwarf420 Ok. I think I'm pretty solid on the details now. I think you were right in that the part about the modified code being the updates and what caused the delay in action was in fact unfounded speculation by one…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gwarf420 Obviously you have a lot more experience with Hackintosh[es?]. I'd heard that most updates did fine but with ones causing issues every now and then. But, if the suit was purely based on the EULA provisions, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by ljocampo If each mac had the OS on an encrypted chip cracking firmware upgrades would not work because most of the core would be already on the chip and each firmware upgrade could be encrypted using the Mac's unique s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Adjei Cheap and upgradable aren't words that are associated with Macs. People who understand computers, who have built them, know about the parts inside. There is nothing magical inside a mac that separates it from …
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Quote: Originally Posted by gwarf420 Source = http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...r_psystar.html Updates are NOT why they are being sued as you had originally stated. "Mac OS X end-user license agreement, which prohibits third-party ins…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Adjei But who says people are buying these computers to even affect Apple's business? I never said they were. People aren't trying to affect apple's business, at least not the consumers. They just want a machine tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Adjei I think Apple should set up an App store for the mac, and then off the OSX upgrades through that store, that should stop the clone makers. Then they jail break their macs and get the software elsewhere. You ca…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gwarf420 Yes. They downloaded them, hacked them to work on Psystar machines, then distributed them to Psystar machine owners. Apple sued Psystar for copyright infringement not the use of OS X on unofficial hardwa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gwarf420 1. Psystar broke copyright when they hacked official updates and redistributed them to their[INDENT]clients. You don't have to hack official updates. You can download them direct from apple
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Quote: Originally Posted by PersonMan If you think that offering a midrange tower and lowering prices would stop others from trying this you're sorely mistaken. Litigating and making examples of these early attempts is the only thing that will ke…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PersonMan They already do this. How do you think that a standard install is blocked from installing on non-Apple hardware? It's not just emulating EFI. They do have to hack the authentication system. That's not true…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal Apple should just remove the ability to purchase retail copies of OSX. They should develop some type of authentication system (horror!!) that would validate the authenticity of the hardware upon installation. …
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Trojans and keyloggers do exist for OSX. And many WoW players have gotten burned by a keylogger. That said I run both operating system, Leopard and Vista and have never had a windows virus in my life. I have been known to visit sites that you may…
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I GREATLY prefer picasa to iphoto. I simply cannot stand iphoto. It totally obliterates my folder structure and creates it's only folders and imports photos the way it wants them done making the folders a mess. Picasa let's me add my own photos to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jnjnjnjn One event isn't a proper statistic, especially this one with its history of a Mac only hack event. The other systems where only added that year, and the Mac hack was already prepared for; so which system is ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Deedger What bugs me is that no one, not even these supposed Microsoft techies, pointed out that Macs do of course run Windows, and in fact are better at it than those $499 PCs! Macs ARE PC's. Does a mac run windows…
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Quote: Originally Posted by NasserAE Most infected people don't know that they were infected. My brother has one of those free AV programs installed. After installing Mcafee and performed a scan we found more than 15 trojans and viruses. Th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj Gee I wonder why that is? It MAY have something to do with the virus being a 32 bit program? 32bit programs can run just fine in a 64bit OS. Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj I'm assuming you don'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PXT When a Windows operating system in 2008 still needs anti-virus, then it is a complete disgrace. The idea that users have to buy a separate product to partially complete the basic security functions just amazes m…