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Alex

Member since: Aug 16th, 2006

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It's official: DTV "hard date" moved to June 12 (Engadget)

Feb 4th 2009 4:51PM Are they trying to complicate this process as much as possible? Seriously, if you haven't seen the advertisements that tell you what to do in order to prepare, you must not watch TV very often.

Obama Aides Not Happy About Giving Up IM -- :( (Switched)

Jan 22nd 2009 4:36PM Judging from the article, they used IM in order to accomplish work, rather than instead of work. Also, it seems as though it was used as an internal form of communication, so I'm wondering how it would be considered unprofessional?

Psystar's lawyers regroup, try another tactic against Apple (Engadget)

Jan 14th 2009 4:50PM @Bender Bending Rodriguez
Actually, it is. Because Psystar is the end user, according to Apple. If you read the EULA, it says:

3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend, redistribute or sublicense the Apple Software...

So, Psystar is buying the license, making them the end user. They then redistribute it, which violates the EULA.

Even if this didn't apply, Psystar is not an Apple Authorized Reseller (one can assume), so they don't have the right to sell the software. From Apple's "Find a Reseller" page:

Please be aware that if you purchase a product over the Internet or through a Catalog from a Reseller who is not on the list, you are not buying from a reseller authorized by Apple to make Internet or catalog sales.

Psystar's lawyers regroup, try another tactic against Apple (Engadget)

Jan 14th 2009 3:55PM @darknerd

yeah, but you're not required to accept the license. Psystar is choosing to accept the license. And they're also choosing to go against the license.

Psystar's lawyers regroup, try another tactic against Apple (Engadget)

Jan 14th 2009 3:50PM From what I read, it said "Apple-labeled", which doesn't imply, "computers with the Apple sticker."

Because from what I see, Apple computers aren't labeled with stickers.

Psystar's lawyers regroup, try another tactic against Apple (Engadget)

Jan 14th 2009 3:44PM Even though they're going against the EULA? Apple's whole basis is that the hardware and software are made by the same company. Everything is supposed to "just work." This guarantee, of sorts, is lost when there is a 3rd party involved. Apple isn't necessarily a software company, they are a hardware company that happens to have a highly desirable OS. If Apple sold OS X to the public for use on any computer, it would go against everything they stand for, and make them far less successful.

Google (Finally) Releases Picasa for Mac (Switched)

Jan 6th 2009 6:30PM I believe iPhoto '09 has facial recognition. Am I mistaken?

Sanho introduces HyperDrive COLORSPACE UDMA photo backup drive (Engadget)

Sep 28th 2008 4:28PM Actually, if you look that up in a dictionary, either orients or orientates is correct, though I prefer orients also.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientates

Sanho introduces HyperDrive COLORSPACE UDMA photo backup drive (Engadget)

Sep 28th 2008 4:25PM Sanho? Is that Sanyo's slightly more promiscuous cousin?

Down for everyone or just you? AT&T experiencing a major data outage on the East Coast. (Engadget)

Sep 3rd 2008 9:53AM Boston is out on both 3G and EDGE.

wtf at&t.