[OT] EULA and legality

[Roger Eller]

There are car stereos that have a record button just like the cassette
recorders of the past.  Is it dishonest to press record and get a
less-than-perfect mp3 recording that is perfectly acceptable to the
listener (for free)?  I don't think so.  If I really loooooove the song,
I'll buy a CD rather than download from the internet from a shady source.

Similarly, there is nothing wrong with Apple (as a business) charging a
higher price for their OS for use on non-Apple hardware.  I would gladly
pay Windows prices, but for the increased cost, I would expect *some* level
of support.  I would be just as content with the cheap version and
*no*support, because the community would provide all that is needed.
They are
good people, much like the users on this list.

This podcast is an eye-opener (ear, perhaps) for those who still believe
hackintosh people are thieves.  No, they just want a product they are happy
with, and sometimes the cookie-cutter off-the-shelf stuff (even from Apple)
just isn't good enough for their dream machine.

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~Roger


On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Kay C Lan wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 2:42 AM, Peter Haworth wrote:
>
> > You're right, yes I'm referring to the parts about running only on Apple
> > hardware.
> > Pete
>
> Musicians sell their music. I can listen to it for free on the radio. I can
> download it for free off the Internet. The extension that if I download it
> off the Internet for free and listen to it just like I was listen to the
> radio might seem to be logical and valid, but it doesn't change the fact
> that to me (but not to millions of others) it is dishonest.
>
> Please come up with an EULA that is supposedly fair for both Apple hardware
> owners and non-Apple hardware owners and doesn't turn into a can of worms
> for Apple. From my view of the Apple Forums, Apple is a long way off
> Steve's dream of seamless integration of hardware and software. There are
> far too many people out there with Apple hardware with OS issues. Screw the
> hackintosh crowd.