Re: Apple at it again..

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jewelie <jewelie@...> wrote:
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> Look at this way.

err, no.

I'll continue to look at this as an anti competitive monopolistic behaviour
by a company with a long, long track record of screwing partners and
customers alike.

I'll say one thing for apple - they somehow manage to engender an
incredible level of goodwill from customers: which is frankly bizzare
considering how badly they treat those customers.

> Some other compnay comes along, sells some competing hardware, but in
> effect steals the software.

Steals?

I know that apple and their buddies in the American copyright industry try
to stretch the definition of piracy and 'theft' further every year, but
seriously?

It's a heck of a stretch to say that downloading a bit of software (that is
advertised as a free application to manage your media collection) and using
it in a way the author didn't intend is somehow stealing?




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