So that explains why they took so long to act! They only just got them in their new release!
Clever clever Apple, changing 10.5.4 so they needed to patch it for it to work...
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Apple Sues Psystar over OpenComputer
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So that explains why they took so long to act! They only just got them in their new release!
Clever clever Apple, changing 10.5.4 so they needed to patch it for it to work...
It has begun...
Someone always says something like that to every news topic.
"New iPhones 3G released today"
"It has begun!"
"MacBook Pro casing photos leaked"
"It has begun!"
"Apps store opens"
"It has begun!"
"Intel Announces Montevina"
"It has begun!"
Enough already. Of course it has, otherwise there wouldn't be a topic.
Pystar's gamble would have never paid off if making money was their goal. If making a statement of the myopic scope of Apple's hardware and how they're basically wasting the marvel Mac OS X was their goal, maybe.
Those were the years! When apple cared about its customers, when apple created quality hardware, when apple had a stable and very simple OS that far beyond windows.
Also there was a great variety of hardware to choose from:
Quadra/Mac II: High End (Mac Pro)
Centris: Mid Range ---- Missing Range!!!
Performa/LC/Classic: Low end (iMac/Mac Mini)
PowerBook: Laptop (Mac Book Pro)
Later the Quadra/Centris merged into the Power Mac range, which had Mid Range to High End computers.
Someone always says something like that to every news topic.
"New iPhones 3G released today"
"It has begun!"
"MacBook Pro casing photos leaked"
"It has begun!"
"Apps store opens"
"It has begun!"
"Intel Announces Montevina"
"It has begun!"
Enough already. Of course it has, otherwise there wouldn't be a topic.
Ha!
"I am sitting on the toilet"
"It has begun"
Oh well.... I was rooting for Psystar since Apple seems reluctant to upgrade the Mac mini or to come out with a headless replacement for the super glossy iMac.
Too bad. They were meeting a need of the marketplace that Apple ignored. Hopefully Apple will stop being so stupid and give people what their asking for: a mid-range tower.
No they won't. Apple hates inexpensive computers for poor people. Let them eat Windoze.
Oh well.... I was rooting for Psystar since Apple seems reluctant to upgrade the Mac mini or to come out with a headless replacement for the super glossy iMac.
Lots of people were. But don't worry, Psystar may ultimately win this if Apple just comes out with the hardware lines they were ignoring... the win being a moral victory, of course. I doubt Psystar can win legally but I'll certainly be rooting for them.
That's complete crap.
You don't have the right to buy a hacked version of copyrighted material. You DO have freedom of choice, you can buy a mac or you can buy a windows machine - if you don't like the way Apple does things, you exercise your right to buy a computer from someone else.
Enough with the "rights" and "freedom of choice" nonsense. That's like saying that Honda charges too much so Ford should be able to manufacture the Prius.
Nope. With 90% of the computer market going to windows, there is obviously choice. Antitrust only applies in the case of a monopoly, since apple is nowhere remotely close to one, any case based on "antitrust" will get laughed at.
Let me clarify, they are redistributing copyrighted material that they have modified, and in violation of the terms under which it is sold.
What they are doing is comparable to a record store ripping songs from a CD, creating their own remixes and selling them. Do you really think that is legal?
Not the market for someone who just wants a simple expandable $600-$700mid tower without getting raped by Apple.
thank god... the whole basis behind their company was a slap in the face to apple's EULA. more than that, though, i'm glad to see that those crappy computers aren't going to be sold to people thinking they're going to be getting a good, cheap apple computer. cheap, yeah... good, probably not so much.
i'm sorry to those people out there that just wanted a cheap apple computer that's upgradeable, but with such a blatant disregard for apple's terms and conditions, i'm glad to see psystar go.
i'm sorry to those people out there that just wanted a cheap apple computer that's upgradeable, but with such a blatant disregard for apple's terms and conditions, i'm glad to see psystar go.
Wrong. That's like saying I could buy a Ford and modify it with batteries to make it more like a Prius. You probably think I shouldn't be allowed to, don't you.
If you're required to buy a full copy of the CD (in this case, Leopard) like everyone is doing, I really don't see the problem.
I can record/remix do whatever I want with a CD I've purchased. Why not with software?
Hell yeah I'm too cheap for that! A bottom-of-the-line Mac Pro costs $2,300, and it's much larger than I want as well. It's crazy to spend that much when all I need is basically a Mac Mini with a better video card. Just because you personally don't have a need for that is no justification for asserting that it's not an important hole in Apple's product line. The fact that it gets mentioned so much is proof that a lot of people do want it.
Wrong. That's like saying I could buy a Ford and modify it with batteries to make it more like a Prius. You probably think I shouldn't be allowed to, don't you.
YOU, an individual end consumer, can probably do anything you want. Psystar isn't an individual customer, they are a corporation hacking and reselling. Get the difference.
The problem is that copyright law forbids distribution of derivative works. You can't create new material from copyrighted material and distribute it without permission from the original author.
Again, you can do whatever you want in the privacy of your own home. But if you try to sell remixes you created from a copyrighted CD, that IS illegal and you could get busted for it.
It's about time those hackers died a quick death; Apple can't let such script kiddies taint its products and intellectual property...
I just feel for those poor sods that bought one; it's gonna be great getting support from a dead company...
GO APPLE! CRUSH THEM!
Whats wrong with a iMac? Im not saying its not a hole in the product line, but it sounds like you need a base iMac to me.
I dont see why Apple dosent just make the damn thing! They will get more money and increase their marketshare by GIVING CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY WANT!
I wonder how many machines PsyStar has sold to get Apple's atention...
or
perhaps Apple bought one itsef for testing: "Holly cr***, this thing 'actually works' !!!"
or
perhaps Apple finally is releasing a 'mid/mini/nano/whatever headless mac' very soon and doesn't want any dubious competition on its debut date.
Since I hate AIO and since I see no future for a decent mini/midi in Apple's plan, my wishes go to Pystar *and* these fellows:
http://www.efi-x.com/
or
perhaps Apple bought one itsef for testing: "Holly cr***, this thing 'actually works' !!!"
or
perhaps Apple finally is releasing a 'mid/mini/nano/whatever headless mac' very soon and doesn't want any dubious competition on its debut date.
Since I hate AIO and since I see no future for a decent mini/midi in Apple's plan, my wishes go to Pystar *and* these fellows:
http://www.efi-x.com/
Yeah, well a baby Mac Pro is not so f*****g cheap. Not everyone can afford it. You can get a half decent graphics card here in the UK for £50-100 and a fast enough computer to stick it in for about half the price of the cheapest Mac Pro.
Psystar were wrong to do what they did but I think Apple does need to introduce something between a Mac Mini and iMac with the computing power of a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
I think a lot of people would rather buy this. A slightly more powerful Mac Mini-type PC that you are able to add 3rd Party Graphics Cards to.
But then comes the question of you not being able to run that many games on a PC with laptop processor equivalent speeds.
And anyone wanting to add additional graphics cards etc will probs have a Mac Pro anyway.
I think for the time being the best option is to game on Windows it's a lot cheaper!
Cheers
Unfortunately Apple isn't what it once was in either aspect. I can't count the new machines to flawlessly for half a decade or more like my old PowerMacs. The super thin designs are too fragile and the legacy PowerPC support is dragging leopard down in the reliability aspect as well.
There is little difference anymore besides the EFI ROM chip and the casing.
Maybe we will finally get the "xMac" when Snow Leopard is released. If Mac OS X 10.6 is going after the enterprise market, Apple has to know they need a model that will appeal to businesses. I am sure the Mac mini and iMac can take care of the majority of uses they would be used for, but the "problems" with them are their form factors. The Mac mini is not upgradable and the iMac is an all-in-one (i.e. when the computer goes, so goes to monitor).