> Apple is a hardware company that hppens to make the OS that is specific > to their hardware so it fits like a custom tailored suit. Microsoft, on > the other hand, makes the software that runs on everyone's hardware so > it's like buying an off the rack suit. Because that is where they make > their money, they have to have a licsensing scheme of sorts. Yes, it is > possible to load the Apple OS onto many computers, which is illegal, > but Apple doesn't make their money on the OS at all. That is why a > family pack is really affordable unlike buying Windows Vista! The OS > X.5 does everything & you don't have to buy different versions of it to > get what you need.
Actually, Apple is emphatically a software company. You will notice they do not allow their OS to be installed on any hardware but their own, to provide an integrated, top quality experience for users, but certainly to make a profit as well. Their OS license is like that of most vendors of proprietary software: one copy for one computer, with a possible exception if a single user installs it on a desktop computer and a laptop, when they are not in simultaneous use. Sure, that is hard to enforce, which never makes illegal actions legal. Do the right thing... The reference to "model-specific" probably meant that an OS disc was designed for a specific Mac model. That is sometimes true for the disc shipped with the computer, but you can buy a copy of the Mac OS from any authorized Apple dealer and load it on any Mac with the necessary capabilities. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
