OT : PearPC

[Dan Shafer]

Amen.

It's never about the technology. I've seen so many great technologies  
buried by inferior products that had either more marketing money or  
better lawyers than I've seen succeed.


On May 3, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Dennis Brown wrote:

> Sloppy contract wording by Apple (and clever wording by MS) was how  
> MS got the right to make Windows from Apple in the first place.  In  
> fact clever contract wording is how MS became the dominant provider  
> of an OS to PC makers.  Superior contract writing wins out over  
> superior technologies in business --make sure you read the fine print.
>
> Dennis
>
> On May 3, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
>
>
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>> I suspect the argument is that "Apple-labeled" means "Labeled by  
>> Apple", not "Labeled with an Apple"
>>
>> Although, conspicuously, a definitive definition does seem to be  
>> lacking from the license...
>>
>>
>> On May 3, 2005, at 11:20 AM, MisterX wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> So if i stick the Apple "Label" from my old 128K,
>>> on my PC I can run it!
>>>
>>> Those guys should think differently! ;))
>>>
>>> VNC does a great job too! With cheap 500$ HW...
>>> Why bother with a 240MHz G3 (info pulled of the web)?
>>>
>>> Time is money! ;)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Xav
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of
>>>> Frank D. Engel, Jr.
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 15:07
>>>> To: How to use Revolution
>>>> Subject: Re: OT : PearPC
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>>>> Right, the key phrase being "Apple-labeled computer."
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 30, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Dar Scott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 30, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> If you read the license agreement for OS X, there is a
>>>>>>
>>>> clause which
>>>>
>>>>>> states that it cannot legally be installed on non-apple hardware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My Panther license says this:
>>>>>
>>>>>      2.A
>>>>>      This License allows you to install and use one copy
>>>>>      of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled
>>>>>      computer at a time.  This License does not allow
>>>>>      the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer
>>>>>      at a time [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> Dar
>>>>>
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>>>> Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
>>>>
>>>> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
>>>> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
>>>> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
>>>> begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
>>>> perish, but have everlasting life.
>>>> $
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>> Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
>>
>> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
>> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
>> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only  
>> begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,  
>> but have everlasting life.
>> $
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