Dan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [ snip ] > >Here's some cases: >* Apple's licensing terms apply to every SW product they've ever shipped, >including those of 2 decades ago . . . so the only way to legally install >a copy of 7.6 on, say, a Quadra 700 is to buy _another_ OEM 7.6 CD? >Pshaw, that's a preposterous notion, even if strictly legal it makes no >real world sense. > >You cannot purchase a copy of 7.6 from Apple, not can you get anything >earlier than 10.2 AFAIK. So based on what I think is a practical notion >that old, no-longer-supported/no-longer-sold SW titles should not be held >to such strict legal interpretations, where does one draw this ethical >line? I have zero doubt that using the same 7.6 SW installer, over and >over and over for many different _old_ Macs hurts Apple not at all. > >BTW, Apple has in the past been pretty good about replacing original >media for Macs I've purchased second-hand. A call to Apple has gotten a >new set shipped out _at_no_charge_ the next day. Pretty damn spiffy, if >you ask me. Not so great if your Mac came with 8.0 and you _really_ >wanted 9.1 instead, but hey, get over it. <G>
Doesn't Apple provide free downloads of older (pre-8.1) software? <http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html> And whether Apple or some other vendor sells/gives away old software is irrelevant, as you can also legally purchase most software used on eBay and elsewhere (as long as the original media is included), which incidently also allows those of us who *have* legally purchased software to recoup some of its cost when we no longer have need of it. Yes, piracy hurts the secondary market as well. >Another angle: >* The copy of Adobe's After Effects Pro with which I play took nothing >away from its creator and vendor because I'd have never purchased a copy >anyway. It just "popped up" but I never would have bought it. Adobe isn't >out any money, even though I may spend some of my time >trying/testing/playing with it. Adobe sells tools to do work, in this >example I'm not doing "work". My playing with their tool takes nothing >away from Adobe. In fact, I might even argue Adobe could potentially >benefit as I may now perhaps purchase myself or recommend purchase to a >client if the tool fit a job. Adobe provides a free 30-day evaluation of many of their products, including After Effects Pro. <http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp#product=13> >And yet another angle: >* With intellectual property you purchase content, not media . . . so why >should I pay full price for replacement media (eg: music??) Should I >really need to pay for ANOTHER "license" when all I really need is to >replace a damaged CD or an inconvenienty analog LP?? Geez! I think the >music companies should allow vinyl owners to purchase identical-title CDs >for production cost. LOL, yeah that's gonna happen! <G> No, you're paying for a copy; not a license for all time and space. -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
