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Skriven 2006-01-13 09:37:12 av Rich (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 9091 av Geo (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: New Intel Macs
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I doubt it was tied to that individual motherboard or even that type =
of motherboard.
BTW, are we all to be pretending that the case is the computer and =
the motherboard an accessory instead of the reality.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:43c78be0$2@w3.nls.net...
What's fictional about the Emachines OEM windows license that ties the =
OS to the motherboard?
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:43c767ec$1@w3.nls.net...
Why? Do you want to list a whole bunch of fictional scenarios =
that we can imagine? Let me start. Soylent Green is people.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:43c721d7@w3.nls.net...
Actually I was responding to your "Microsoft does nothing so =
draconian" statement. Imagine what the computer landscape would look = like if
all software were keyed to the motherboard with the throw away = with
motherboard license.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:43c5d42f$1@w3.nls.net...
To apple there is pretty much only apple hardware. The =
software is only to make the hardware they want to sell you useful. = When you
buy the next hardware from them they will include the software = again. What
motivation does apple have to make it easy for you to = upgrade to non-apple
hardware?
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:43c5cd9a$3@w3.nls.net...
Oh I don't know about that. Forcing users to throw away the OS =
license with the hardware seems pretty draconian to me. What's the point = to
backwards compatibility if you have to buy all new software every = time you
upgrade?
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:43c5c6ca@w3.nls.net...
Apple and Microsoft are different. Microsoft is a =
software company. Apple is a hardware company. If apple felt that = people
wanted macos but were not buying apple hardware because they = could run macos
on cheaper dell or even cheaper whitebox systems they = would do something
about it. There should be no doubt as apple already = stated that they would
take steps to prevent macos from running on = non-apple hardware. Microsoft
does nothing so draconian.
Rich
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What's fictional about the Emachines =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Why? Do you want =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Actually I was responding to your =
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does nothing so draconian" statement. Imagine what the computer =
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would look like if all software were keyed to the motherboard with =
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throw away with motherboard license.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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them they will include the software again. What motivation =
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apple have to make it easy for you to upgrade to non-apple=20
hardware?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Oh I don't know about that. =
Forcing users=20
to throw away the OS license with the hardware seems pretty =
draconian=20
to me. What's the point to backwards compatibility if you have =
to buy=20
all new software every time you upgrade?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Apple and =
Microsoft are=20
different. Microsoft is a software company. =
Apple is a=20
hardware company. If apple felt that people wanted =
macos but=20
were not buying apple hardware because they could run macos =
on=20
cheaper dell or even cheaper whitebox systems they would do=20
something about it. There should be no doubt as apple =
already=20
stated that they would take steps to prevent macos from =
running on=20
non-apple hardware. Microsoft does nothing so=20
draconian.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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