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Who will be updating to Snow Leopard? Why/why not?
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No, but it's still illegal to install it on more machines that the license allows.
(Normal OS X=1 computer, Family Pack=5 computers in the same house)
And to the post above mine, don't get your hopes up that Snow Leopard will run on Core Duo machines.
Isn't that almost destined for Apple to be ripped off then? If they dont have a method of preventing multiple installations...
Isn't that almost destined for Apple to be ripped off then? If they dont have a method of preventing multiple installations...
It's always been this way
Seems strange to me (Current Windows user), but I guess Apple make more than enough with hardware sales.
Actually, the free copy of SL is coming from a friend (not a torrent). He is enrolled in an art and design school where Macs are mandatory. As a result, he pays a fee on his tuition to get free OS upgrades and system software.
Thanks to him, I already have the CS4 suite
Thanks to him, I already have the CS4 suite
Actually, the free copy of SL is coming from a friend (not a torrent). He is enrolled in an art and design school where Macs are mandatory. As a result, he pays a fee on his tuition to get free OS upgrades and system software.
Thanks to him, I already have the CS4 suite
That's illegal, you know.
Actually, the free copy of SL is coming from a friend (not a torrent). He is enrolled in an art and design school where Macs are mandatory. As a result, he pays a fee on his tuition to get free OS upgrades and system software.
Thanks to him, I already have the CS4 suite
Isn't that breaking licensing laws? You may as well be torrenting anyway...
Actually, I think he was given a special license for CS4 so he could install it on multiple computers. It's some special student copy that has most of the apps. They said he could install it on his home computer as well. Personally, I prefer a legit copy over a torrent for simple peace of mind.
I have absolutely no guilt about using his copy of SL. Apple charges a high premium, I'm sure they can afford it. Additionally, I'm not sure if it's technically breaking the law. He won't be installing it on his computer and he did technically pay for it. I guess it would be considered a gift... and FYI, he is passing it on because he's buying a new Mac mid-2009, presumably with SL pre-installed.
No such license exists.
Premium over... what? Ubuntu? There is NO cheaper alternative.
Oh well, then I guess I did break the licensing agreement. When I said 'premium', I was referring to the general observation that Apple usually charges more than most other companies. I'm not talking just computers - peripherals, games, etc.
I know it's not right, I just don't care. I'll end this mini-thread now. Have a good one!
Apple... doesn't sell games.
And this in no way has anything to do with the fact that OS X is around 60% cheaper than Vista Ultimate.
Yeah they do... through the online store.
Like I said, I'm not talking about any specific product, I'm talking about Apple's pricing in general. Sure, the OS is cheaper than Vista, but can you find that OS on similarly priced hardware? No. It's a simple fact that Apple charges more than other companies.
I really don't understand why this gets people's panties in a knot...
I know its only rumors at the mo but can you point me to some reference on this please?, as I've read loads on the topic but it all goes round in circles with nothing concrete ( not that it would be ).Some yes their dropping 32bit some say no both 32bit & 64bit will be supported but dropping PPC, reason being i have a core Duo MBP that i keep as a spare but wouldn't mind getting a 5 user license and installing it on it when SL is released
Steve said that Snow Leopard would be the first fully 64-bit OS.
The betas we've seen are available for all Intel computers, but have to run some apps in "32-bit mode".
So I'm just assuming that they'll drop Core Duo support along with PowerPC support so as to make the OS be truly 64-bit.
By Core Duo I mean Core Duo. It came before Core 2 Duo.
2≠Duo.
Core Duos were 32-bit processors; Core 2 and the Nehalem line are 64-bit processors.
The family pack is the exact same as the standalone edition. The only difference is that Apple trusts that you'll buy the family pack if you install it on more than 1 Mac in your house.