[citation][nom]geoffs[/nom]Possibly, but most hardware comes with software that is licensed only for use on that hardware. For instance, the BIOS, OEM versions of Windows, the software in your TV, DVD player, stereo, mp3 player, etc. It's all licensed only to run on the piece of hardware with which it was purchased, and you're paying for the software in the price of the hardware. Mac OS X is no different, it just happens to be capable of being made to execute on other hardware.Tivo makes great DVR software, I really like it, but I can buy a much cheaper DVR from someone else. Should I be able to pirate Tivo's software and hack it to work on a brand X DVR? What about Apple's iPod software, should I be able to hack it to work on a Creative, Sansa, or Zune device? What about installing the Zune software on a non-Zune device? How about running RIM's Blackberry software on a Palm, Nokia, or Samsung phone? You can't buy/license the software for any of those devices separately from the hardware. What about device drivers for video cards, NICs, etc., they generally only work with one manufacturer's cards (or when they're supplied by the chip manufacturer, maybe most cards using that chip). Because I can download or purchase upgrades for the software for those, does that mean I can install that upgrade on a completely different device? (hint, NO!)Software is almost ALWAYS licensed only for use on the device with which it was purchased. Third party (i.e. not the hardware vendor and not the consumer) software is the exception. Mac OS X is NOT third party software and it's not licensed for use on anything other than a Mac.Given that no one is forced to buy an Apple computer, there are plenty of other choices, and in fact, most people buy something other than a Mac. Windows has 80% of the market and Linux and Mac OS X each have less than 10%, obviously, Apple isn't stopping anyone from buying computers nor limiting anything except their own market. There is nothing anti-competitive about it. It may be foolish, it may be poor strategy, but it's not anti-competitive or illegal.The Mac OS X software that PsyStar is "buying from Apple" and including with their machines, is an upgrade license only, but those machines don't have an original Mac OS X license to upgrade, so it's a violation of the license terms to install and use that software on the PsyStar machine. Unless Apple and PsyStar can agree to terms for original licenses for the PsyStar machines, anyone using Mac OS X on PsyStar machines is violating the EULA, and therefore, the copyright.PsyStar is wasting time and money. They will lose.[/citation]
wait a minute, that is not correct, i can buy parts, used parts form tvs, dvd players, ect. i used to go into city to get them. then i would build my own from taking apart the stuff i bought and making my own.
i can buy a dell computer or parts and take the parts, like memory, cpu, harddisk, ect, and you it to build my own custom computer.
that is what clones are doing they are taking the osx part, they dont want the rest and building their own
apple should be happy that people are interested in their os, over linux, windows
they should come up with way. to oem or sell it and make some money
i bet a lot of window people would buy it, like they buy windows and even run it on box they put together or maybe in virtual vm
isnt that what apple people are doing, installing windows in vm
i personally hope that apple loses this one. i would buy a copy of their os and install it in vm
apple should stop acting like bully and go out there and get a bunch of customers, go out and compete against windows, maybe they would win
what are they afraid of, everyone would use their stuff, or better that only 10% of the market would, oh i forgot that is where they are now
let me tell you a little secret, in early days i used to sell original apple ii, and you know what, apple, steve jobs are the only company that i know that can turn a product that everyone would happily own and turn it into a product that only 10% would.
they owned a number of markets, but then they make it hard to sell or buy. big hardware mentality, and it turns people off, so they go somewhere else.
they come up with stuff and its company like microsoft the get it into the hands of the public.