Apple

[Peter Haworth]

Like I said, Apple appear to be able to do whatever the hell they want
these days.
Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:

> Peter Haworth <pete at ...> writes:
>
> >
> > OK, but Java isn't "Apple software", is it?  Even their own software
> > updates notify me it's about to be updated and a chance to say yay or
> nay.
> >  Plus, owning the software doesn't seem like it gives them the right to
> > block it from running on my computer.
>
> Of course it does - my guess is that it was installed as part of the
> operating
> system, meaning that you didn't take it upon yourself to delete it and
> replace
> it with OpenJDK or something similar. Look, I'm not going to try to
> explain the
> rest of the EULA to you because I'm not one of them lawyer fellas and I'll
> probably screw it up. But "Apple software" is defined, various third-party
> licenses are dealt with, and you agreed to it, including that part about
> Apple
> reserving "all rights not expressly granted to you". Game over.
>
> --
>  Mark Wieder
>  mwieder at ahsoftware.net
>
>
>
>
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