I think that Apple will emerge the clear winner against Psystar. They have great lawyer resources and I think that they will clearly show that Psystar is infringing on copyright. This case will be over very quickly. Psystar claims that they have the right to sell OSX on their hardware. That would be like apple saying that they have the right to put blackberry's operating system on the iphone or Garmin saying that they are able to put Tom Tom GPS software on their hardware. Apple will make a fool/example of Psystar!
The metaphor doesn't really extend... OS X is available for purchase, as is the hardware they put it on. Phone operating systems, or GPS operating systems, aren't really transferable. This is more like saying you can only dip your Oreos in Nabisco brand milk.
Imagine the reaction if Microsoft said that Mac users didn't have the right to install Windows on a Mac.
Yes, the fanboy reaction would be "we don't need no stinkin' Windows", but the reaction of the business community would be to not even consider Mac as a purchase option.
i don't think i need to tell you this... with statements like that you probably hear it all the time... do you think before speaking? you obviously didn't think before typing...
MICROSOFT DOESN'T MAKE COMPUTERS! YOUR ANALOGY IS GROSS EPIC FAIL.
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I think that Apple will emerge the clear winner against Psystar. They have great lawyer resources and I think that they will clearly show that Psystar is infringing on copyright. This case will be over very quickly. Psystar claims that they have the right to sell OSX on their hardware. That would be like apple saying that they have the right to put blackberry's operating system on the iphone or Garmin saying that they are able to put Tom Tom GPS software on their hardware. Apple will make a fool/example of Psystar!
Or Apple saying customers have the right to put windows on their Macs... GASP!
The metaphor doesn't really extend... OS X is available for purchase, as is the hardware they put it on. Phone operating systems, or GPS operating systems, aren't really transferable. This is more like saying you can only dip your Oreos in Nabisco brand milk.
Imagine the reaction if Microsoft said that Mac users didn't have the right to install Windows on a Mac.
Yes, the fanboy reaction would be "we don't need no stinkin' Windows", but the reaction of the business community would be to not even consider Mac as a purchase option.
@phoomp,
That doesn't make sense, since Apple can't dictate the license agreements of the products of other companies.
@acu200505
i don't think i need to tell you this... with statements like that you probably hear it all the time... do you think before speaking? you obviously didn't think before typing...
MICROSOFT DOESN'T MAKE COMPUTERS! YOUR ANALOGY IS GROSS EPIC FAIL.
where is the 'voteban' option......