krowmagnum
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Re:Discussion Q&A - Unauthorized Clones? - 2008/04/23 10:56
mikejaz2 wrote:
"This has to do with a hardware manufacturer having the right to keep control of the software that runs on it's hardware"
Point is...they don't.
And, Mr. Crabby, I don't want anything...I'm perfectly happy with my Mac. But I also stand for personal, and consumer, rights. You pay your money, you get to do whatever you want. You buy the flag, you can burn it. Someone makes an Intel-based machine that just happens to run MacOS, and does so while paying all patents, royalties, license fees, etc, more power to 'em. That's the marketplace.
Sorry you feel so threatened.
Why would I feel threatened ?
And the machine does not "just happen to run Mac OS". And when it does run OS X, it does so with some serious flaws because it is not supported.
No Wifi options
No Bluetooth options
Firewire costs extra
OS updates ? forgetaboutit
Security ? Not without updating
Adding hardware ? That's a crapshoot.
just to name a few....
First and foremost is it runs OS X on a Open Source EFI V8 Emulator, when permission was never given for it to be used commercially by the owner. Stealing Open Source software to make money is sleazy no matter how you look at it.
http://netkas.org/?p=62
While the EULA is somewhat debatable, Psystar is not the end user, but a retailer without permission or license (whatever is needed) to sell the Mac OS, much less install it on 3rd party hardware.
The bad part of all of this is that the x86 project will be hurt by Apple releasing an update that hoses the x86 project's work. All the real hackintosh builders will get screwed and have to start over.
Apple never did anything stop individuals from installing OS X on 3rd party hardware but it's an entirely different story when a fly by night company like Psystar does it and attempts to profit from it.
These guys are not providing a needed product, they are opportunistic scumbags who think they found a loophole in the license and are trying to exploit it for profit. Don't make the mistake of thinking what they are doing is good for the consumer.
Post edited by: krowmagnum, at: 2008/04/23 13:57
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