At 10:00 PM 18/04/02 -0500, Ryan Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Well, I would like to remind you of this: > >Apple is a company that disperses products that are cutting edge.
True, how is this relevant? > The 'threats' are not 'meritless' but rather serious and with decades and >decades of legal backing. They are not bullying people but protecting >thier product. The threat is serious, but meritless morally and probably legally. When people cave in solely due to fear of court costs, that's bullying. I doubt there are decades of legal precedents regarding hyperlinks to pdf files. The 2600/DeCSS case comes to mind, and doesn't seem particularly relevant here. Some sites have sued others for linking, but that was generally for passing-off by placing other sites' pages in frames so they appeared to belong to a different site. Also not relevant. I don't understand how their product is protected by this. And really, what people want to know is not the "cutting edge" stuff, but more the obsolete, unsupported equipment. >How would you like it if you made the perfect automobile engine and >someone else wanted to find out how to take it apart so they could do >whatever to it. They could 1) repair it or 2) figure out what's what in >it and build a better one thus putting you out of business. This is >legal in our capitalistic society of the Planet Earth in the 21st Century. 1) They bought it, they can (try to) fix it, modify it, blow it up, resell it, whatever they like. Warranty voided, of course. 2) If they violated my patent, I would sue them. Otherwise, good luck to them. No one is trying to clone Apple hardware from service manuals, which aren't anything like blueprints one could manufacture one from anyway. The only way Apple is "hurt" is that instead of throwing away old hardware and buying new stuff, we're fixing it. Is Apple damaged because I now know how to take the CMOS battery out without breaking the plastic clip? That I know how to turn the blue handles to access the motherboard of my Beige G3? (That did puzzle me when I first opened it.) >I suggest you send your complaints to the person that cares the most >about them: Yourself and not the list. Several people are apparently vitally interested in this subject from the recent posts. And it is on the topic of this list. But it's getting repetitive and if no new subjects are raised or personal attacks made I'll try to let my case rest (since no one here has any way to influence Apple anyway). -- Alan -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
