Due to the recent discussion (that rapidly lost it's focus) about software piracy as regards the Mac OS, I would just like to bring to light the relativly innocent situation of putting a copy of the Mac OS onto a Mac.
A very typical situation is that one buys a second hand Mac without any CDs (where do all thos CDs go ?) and then obtains a copy of the Mac OS install CD for this model.
Now, this I suppose in a sense constitutes software piracy as one does not have the licence, but in difference to the Micro$oft Windoze situation, a Mac was sold with the OS and Apple did once get the OS fee for that specific Mac, whereas one can build a PC from components, rip off M$ with a pirate copy and Micro$oft doesn't get anything.
Now, I do not willingly give Redmond one Cent (my PCs run the freeware licenced version of Windoze), and I have Macs running "unlicenced" copies of the Mac OS, so I am not bringing this subject up to attack people who don't pay the OS licence, I am merely bringing it up for discussion to see what people think...
:o)
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