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Psystar dealt crushing blow in ongoing legal proceedings with Apple {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 15th 2009 2:15PM I apologize for bringing this up, but every time I see "Mac" printed as an acronym, a slight pain pierces my soul.
Okay, I feel better now getting that off my chest.
Psystar dealt crushing blow in ongoing legal proceedings with Apple {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 14th 2009 11:09PM Noah, your Google scenario is a little different. Any company can do what it wants in limiting its product. If Google wanted make Gmail work only on Chrome, then that's their prerogative. It would probably be a stupid move since they would certainly lose revenue, but it'd be no skin off my back. I use IMAP, anyway :)
If someone were to then write a Firefox extension that allowed Gmail to work on Firefox, I don't believe that Google could sue as long as Gmail's code was not modified in any way, and especially if the individual didn't charge for the extension. That's where the difference is...Psystar modified Apple's product and re-sold it without the license to do so.
Also, you seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on how people would hypothetically react if "Company X" were to suddenly limit the accessibility of "Product Y." That doesn't really mean anything here since you're talking about reactions to a departure from the status quo. Apple's hardware-software tie is their status quo.
Psystar dealt crushing blow in ongoing legal proceedings with Apple {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 14th 2009 9:18PM They kind of tried doing that once in the mid-'90s and it didn't work. Apple is primarily a hardware company; if you take that piece away, they don't make money. And if Apple doesn't make money, God help us all.
App Store devs get "edge"-y as a reaction to trademark threats {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 13th 2009 7:47PM And if you mess with The Edge, you mess with Bono. You don't want to mess with Bono.
Apple to open 40 to 50 new Apple Stores next year {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 13th 2009 7:22PM If they continue to insist on not having any kind of dedicated checkout person, maybe they could put together some sort of self-checkout system for those with quick small-ticket purchases.
Apple to open 40 to 50 new Apple Stores next year {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 13th 2009 7:10PM Have any of those businesses been similar to Apple? And how exactly does one define "a lot"?
Microsoft manager admits to copying 'Mac look and feel,' MS denies {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 12th 2009 8:35PM Jordan: Because the space is still usable? The dock itself is only as big as you want it to be. Plus, the portion that takes up space doesn't have to be opaque when it's visible.
Microsoft manager admits to copying 'Mac look and feel,' MS denies {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 12th 2009 12:30AM I dunno...I personally like that the dock doesn't force me to lose screen space when it's visible. And I've found that keeping it on the side of the screen rather than the bottom works rather nicely.
New iPod touch rumors go against the grain of "holiday lineup is set" {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 11th 2009 11:56PM Ha, I know...but if we're just talking about swapping out a few iPod touches, I don't think the visual team would exactly need to pull an all-nighter.
Facebook app developer is through with the iPhone, blames App Store approval process {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 11th 2009 11:49PM Yeah, a tiered acceptance system should totally work. You'd think that Apple could just clearly label new apps from trusted developers as "unverified." I'm sure they could also set up a system of consequences for those who abuse the system.
When the competition grows to equalize the playing field (and it will), he who is most restrictive will lose.
