Apple, threatening customers isn't a good way to grow one's market
Summary: I was reading the post Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright by CNET's Tom Krazit. If Tom's post is correct, it reminds me a bit of the saber rattling that the SCO Group used early in its campaign to assert ownership of UNIX.
I was reading the post Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright by CNET's Tom Krazit. If Tom's post is correct, it reminds me a bit of the saber rattling that the SCO Group used early in its campaign to assert ownership of UNIX. The SCO Group actually filed suit against Auto Zone claiming that the automotive products retailer had violated SCO's UNIX copyrights by running versions of the Linux operating system.
In the end, the SCO Group lost out because they demonstrated that they really weren't a safe compay with which to do business. After all, who wants to do business with a company that combats with its own customers in court?
I'm wondering if Apple may find itself seen in that same category.
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Apple is making me glad I'm not a customer
Luckily, Apple makes nothing that is best of breed so in this case, boycotting them out of principle requires no sacrifice on my part. It would be more difficult if Apple actually made anything that was good.
And yet you're always first to comment on anything Apple
story you're always there ready to put your own special spin on it. I must
admit, you're very good at what you do. It's just that you're always first,
always negative, and always beating the same old drum. Just enough
truth to be plausible....just enough spin to give a false impression. You
really should work for a political campaign...it's hard to believe that the
Mac vrs PC area is really worth your spinning talents.
Your same-ole childish rant...
does that gain. Nothing. You're childish rants become quite tiresome.
Your rants haven't helped anyone nor have been of service to anyone.
What they prove is your dialog and diatribe is quite immature. You don't
like Apple so keep it to yourself. Some don't like MS however, they don't
sling mud each time they have the opportunity to.
Please grow up, or if you're older than a teenager, do display decorum
and behave in a more mature manner.
Welcome to ZDNet, RicD_
sling mud each time they have the opportunity to.[/i]
Based on your statement, I can only assume you signed up five minutes prior to posting that. So, allow me to introduce you to some of ZDNet's most prolific anti-MS mud slingers. Not only do they sling it, they produce it, wallow in it, and even create multiple aliases in order to sling the same mud in the same thread. These are google searches of ZDNet Talkbacks of said slingers.
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Many years ago I signed up...
some do berate all OS, sadly over the years many times I've seen that
happen. So I'll respectfully retract my remark.
Do a search for the OP you'll find OP enjoys starting negative remarks,
seems to take pride in ridiculing others choice. Rarely adds anything
of importance, or assistance to readers.
Hum, I've not seen the OP display righteous indignation towards MS
and Windows over it's practices and products. OP has a rather
selective attitude, rather unbecoming for polite society.
If the OP has anything of importance to add then based on the OPs
many previous posts it may missed. Similar to someone crying wolf so
many times.
Again thank you for your response.
Just use Linux. nt
The idiot has spoken
Employment
Of course he's employed...
He would have to be an anti-Apple zealot otherwise. Oh wait, he
admitted to that, didn't he?
And your point is what
because you think the hacker's motives are pure and noble?
If someone were to take this blog post and claim it as their
own, you'd be all over them in a heartbeat.
All comes about
exemption!
So, although it's bad enough that people are jailbreaking
the iPhone, Apple has been turning a blind eye to those
individuals, but when a group lobbies to actually make it
legal, Apple has no choice but to protect their their IP.
Who wouldn't? Microsoft? Sony? Nintendo? Nokia?
Samsung? ...
IP represents a lot of investment and hard work. Protect it
or lose it to your competitors.
You also have to protect it..
RE: Apple, threatening customers isn
Astounding!
As a happy user of Debian GNU/Linux and huge fan of freedom it astounds me that my free software friends hate MS yet love the most closed, restrictive consumer platform on the planet.
From the perspective of freedom, MS is bad but Apple is far worse!
Why on earth do Apple sheeple tolerate such abuse?
Because they have been brainwashed
For me... it wasn't and never will be as long as there is an Apple price premium over Windows systems.
Not me.
I have moved on. I give my money to those who deserve it. I don't give it to those who embezzle it out of me (like Microsoft).
RE: Apple, threatening customers isn
As a person "responsible for research and publications on
the topics of open source software, virtualization software
and system software in general." one would assume that
you knew that the SCO saber rattling was just that - saber
rattling - they didn't have a leg to stand on since being
bought out by a team of lawyers just trying to clean up and
not by any actual talent or credible team.
Apple HAVE to protect their interests - just because
someone wants something to go open source doesn't mean
they can force it. The EFF have gone too far in this case.
FFS they have Linux - make do with that - just don't go
out into the world and steal stuff. That's called stealing. It
is a crime.
How is jailbreaking stealing?
I have paid for the media content on it.
I have paid for the applications that request payment from the App Store.
I'm missing where jailbreaking (the ability to run non-Apple blessed applications on the iPhone) is akin to theft. Can you explain that?
Joey
Cuz Apple says so....that's how.
Stealing from AT&T really.