On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Well it seems to have hit the tech guys this weekend. Here is Cnet's photo review of the machines.
They are also calling it a "clone." It is not a clone. It would have to replicate the electronic and digital architecture and design to be a clone. It is but a typical Windows machine that is running some software to enable it to emulate a Macintosh. It has been done before, just not for commercial purposes.
The Mac OS license issues, which is the only area that Apple can attack the maker on, are vague. Apparently, the Mac OS license agreement allows for using their OS only on computers that are Apple "labeled." The license does not stipulate either "made by" or "sold by." Even if Apple can make the vague "labeled" thing stick, how much can they show they are being damaged financially through each Leopard install CD being sold by the maker? Apple cannot claim the retail value of the OS disc, only their costs associated with each.
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