At 11:34 AM -0700 7/17/2010, JoeTaxpayer wrote:
I agree, it's probably in violation of SLA.
No, not probably. IS.
Apple no longer sells Tiger, correct?
Incorrect. Just like they do with all their legacy products -- if they have the kits around, they will sell them. Mostly you have to call and ask etc.
When I buy a used Mac that contains an OS, but not the discs, seller is in violation, right?
Correct. The seller should have included the original bundled software -- ALL the bundled software, not just the OS.
At what point does hacking your own disc to run on another machine when the first died, ok?
It's never ok, according to the license. That other machine needs it's own license.
ONLY *retail* versions of Mac OS or Mac OS X are transferrable.
By the way - I don't see Leopard available for sale on the Apple Site. Only Snow Leopard. So, knowing that any Leopard Discs for sale are probably discs that have been used, and since they are now being sold separately (from a machine) buying them is participating in the pirating as well. How does a new G4 owner get legit?
Just because it's not listed on their web site doesn't mean it's not available. The Apple Store I was in a few weeks ago had Leopard kits - but they were stashed in a room in back. You had to ask for them.
At this point, since all x86 Macs can run Snow Leopard, it really makes no sense for them to keep Leopard on hand.
There are many legit resellers that still carry the older Macs OS kits too.
This is a "devil's advocate" question. I have 4 G4 MDDs in my house running the Family Plan Leopard. One machine came with it, and when I saw how well it ran, I ponied up the money to run it legit on all machines.
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