At 5:05 AM -0500 8/30/2008, Ralph wrote: >On Thu, 2008-08-28 at 17:19 -0400, Dan wrote: > > There is a legal question here as to the separation of hardware and >> software. If the courts rule that they're separate products,,, the > > whole industry will change -- for the better, IMO. > > Maybe there is a better way. The case of Timothy Vernor vs Autodesk >should be instructive. It holds the first sale doctrine to apply to >"licensed" software. I have read several lawyers refer to it as well >reasoned and more influential that pure precedent would suggest. If >first sale doctrine applies to OSX "purchases", then restrictions over >where it can be installed fall to the wayside.
Verner vs Autodesk is good, I think, because it establishes that software is indeed a real product that can be sold and resold without limitations (export issues not withstanding). But IP is a world unto itself sometimes... In this particular case, the OS (sold at retail, not bundled) needs to be severable from the hardware platform. That's one more step beyond simple resale; going into how much control the company has wrt how and where you use the product after buying it. > > I'm sorry. It's time for OS X to go mainstream. And if that means >> Apple has to have its a** kicked, so be it. Apple can lead the > > charge or deal with the hoof prints on its back, as we stampede into > > the future. > >I disagree here. Whether I think Apple should support installs on >non-Apple hardware or not does not matter. I think it does matter! I think Apple should provide the OS but then LOUDLY support it ONLY on a VERY limited range of hardware. eg: just Apple branded Macs only, at first. >Apple does not have to support it, but they don't have a right to >stop it, either. Exactly. >Maybe this is all a brilliant strategy by Apple. They are allowing >pent up demand to grow [...] Control is, ultimately, an illusion. No business model based on it can succeed in the long run. I want Apple to succeed long term. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
