There is no doubt in my mind that as soon as someone starts up a project like this to sell Apple hardware with a Mac OS then Apples legal dept would be knocking at the door quick smart with a cease and desist order. At the very least I'd say they would take more than a passing interest in this. In saying that though , I'd love a Pismo or Wallstreet with the grunt of a MacBook Pro !
Stewie > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:34:43 -0800 > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > So, the best way to go about it would be to be a hobbyist, basically. > So long as it was a small operation repairing a small group of > computers, Apple probably wouldn't feel threatened. The moment they > felt the Pismo was threatening the MacBook Pro (that would be quite a > moment!), they'd crack down on it. > I'm still wondering where the heck we could find somebody that would > know what to do and how to do it, but I'm convinced the idea is sound. > What do you mean "from my experience", by the way. Have you worked > with Apple before on something like this before? > > On Dec 9, 3:35 am, Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > From my experience it's not what but how you seek the blessing of Mother > > Co. If they feel any threat to main core new computer business I believe > > they'll be sending out the lawyers from hell. If the board building is > > approached as a positive hobbiest type repair piece business for a core > > special interest group, Apple might even give us some engineering/theory > > help right from the start and that would really be fun for everyone. I > > wonder what profit point they'd get angry or seek a cut of the income. I > > still want at least 2. Jim M. > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:00:47 -0800 > > > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > By "sit still", do you mean they would take legal action against it, > > > or do you think they themselves would do something like it? > > > > > On Dec 8, 3:22 pm, Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'd love a couple of upgraded units, but I don't think apple is going > > > > to sit still as it becomes way too viable an option, and I wouldn't > > > > care about that either if you can find the brave anonyms > > > > techs/engineers to build them, price and quality though too. Jim M. > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:25:25 -0800 > > > > > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > I would DEFINITELY be interested in that! > > > > > > > On Dec 5, 7:12 pm, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > After checking outwww.openpandora.org(whereanew, open-source > > > > > > handheld is in the works, just about to go into mass production), I > > > > > > was struck with an idea: > > > > > > With the right people and a pre-order plan, wouldn't it be > > > > > > possible > > > > > > to front the costs of building a new motherboard to fit the Pismo? > > > > > > The > > > > > > motherboard would be entirely funded by private investments and pre- > > > > > > orders. The OpenPandora apparently has enough finances to pass > > > > > > through > > > > > > FCC testing… couldn't a new motherboard do the same? > > > > > > Of course, just for Pismos wouldn't be enough. Clamshells, > > > > > > Wallstreets, etc, would benefit from the same plan (can you > > > > > > imagine—an > > > > > > Intel Core 2 Duo Clamshell with high res, 256 MB of VRAM and DVD > > > > > > +RW?). > > > > > > The question is, would anyone want to do this? 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