It's a shame that something like this always happens. Tiger is cheap for what it is, and it'll only be a matter of time before Apple has to put all the security keys on it that Microsoft has.
mainstreetmark said:Serials are silly.
Apple should just do what they're doing now - no countermeasures. Even if you've installed a pirate copy of a $130 piece of software, you must've bought a $1500 piece of equipment from Apple to be able to run it in the first place.
(I'm legal, though. Got a family pack coming which I'll be installing after watching HHGTTG)
patseguin said:That's sort of a good point. Do you think Apple considers any loss acceptable because of hardware revenue?
patseguin said:That's sort of a good point. Do you think Apple considers any loss acceptable because of hardware revenue?
Installing it right now on my PB. Won't install it on my production machine until I can be sure it's the right build and no trojans.skyfex said:The 8A428 build is definitely out.
patseguin said:By the way, illegal ripping groups are "highly regarded"? That's like saying criminals are highly regarded.![]()
kneeslasher said:To quote a real example: when the left leaning Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (the dictator) came to power in Pakistan, he found the educational institutions were spending a significant portion of their funding buying textbooks from, for example, the United States. He simply stopped the process and started buying one sample of each book needed and then printing copies wholesale, "pirating" the works thereby.
patseguin said:I just wish they would seed it already to us ADC members.I am running 8A425, which is rock solid in my opinion. I just want the GM release.
broken_keyboard said:Wow, that was incredibly short sighted of him. That is why these third world countries are so poor - they don't concentrate on the fundamentals. Raising children to have respect for other people's property is far, far more important than having the latest textbook.
I honestly believe this (not my quote) is the mentality of people a large number of people, and it sickens me:
"No it isnt [illegal]. I don't want it to be illegal, therefor, it isn't. That's the way it works!"
broken_keyboard said:Same here. Registered dev running 425, checking ADC site several times a day for GM![]()
raggedjimmi said:i want to know how Apple can sell Tiger in the US for $129 (£67) and the exact same thing costs £88 in the UK. £21 more.
fairplay the UK student discounted Tiger costs around £60, but how much less will the US one cost?
if i could pay the US student price for Tiger, i would buy it right now. but because its about £20 more i have to think more about it, and if i really need it
Same boat. I expect the GM seed by this weekend, hopefully. Of course the download site will be hammered, and it will take forever to get it. If I'm remembering correctly, the Panther GM (7B85) was made available about a week ahead of the retail release.broken_keyboard said:Same here. Registered dev running 425, checking ADC site several times a day for GM![]()
SiliconAddict said:Ja Di ksw said:I honestly believe this (not my quote) is the mentality of people a large number of people, and it sickens me:
"No it isnt [illegal]. I don't want it to be illegal, therefor, it isn't. That's the way it works!"
Well aren't you all high and mighty.Let me guess. You've never gone over the speed limit in your life. ANYWHERE. When it goes from 45 to 35 you slam the brakes on as soon as you cross that line. You've never crossed the road in an inappropriate location. (e.g. jaywalking.) You've never left work 5 minutes early but clocked out as a full day's shift. Basically you've never done anything wrong. EVER. You are the epitome of following the rules.
Look nothing in life is hard and fast. Nor should rules be because when rules are so engrained, so strict, and severe that they can't bend with the times is when you get problems like we are seeing with our culture today. Do you honestly believe that the DMCA is a good law that needs to be followed to the letter of the law? If so then you better take down just about every news agency on the planet because by the DMCA they have disseminated information on some of their news articles on how to bypass copyright protection on music CD's. (e.g. Using a black permanent marker to blot out the DRM section of the CD.)
As for Tiger. Any lawyers out there feel free to straighten me out. But this is how Ive read it on arstechnica.
If you've purchased a copy of Tiger its not illegal. If Apple comes after you for theft and sicks the police on you if you can prove that your credit card has been charged for a copy of Tiger I dont believe that can come after you for theft. At that point you are basically breaking your agreement with Apple and as such opens yourself up to civil penalties. Its no different then downloading a game from the net if the CD went defective. The big deal here is the release date. *shrugs* Dont know. You aren't breaking the law...you are breaking Apple's licensing terms.