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Originally Posted by bkrodgers
Actually, Psystar is a very different situation, and one that's defensible. And believe me, I do NOT like Apple's business practices one bit. Psystar was taking something Apple actually created -- the actual bits in OS X -- and selling them in direct violation of the licensing terms. Apple has every right to set the terms of sale and use of their actual product the way they want. Psystar decided they didn't like those terms and tried to build a business around violating them. The appropriate response if you don't like Apple's refusal to allow their OS to run on an open hardware platform is to NOT BUY IT! That's one of many reasons I don't own a Mac. You have that choice, and there are great alternatives.
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I have to disagree with that.
If Apple doesn't like what you are doing with OSX, they have every right to stop selling it to you. But they have no right to tell you how you can and can't use it after you buy it. Once you buy it, it's yours. They have no right to tell you what you can and can't do with your own property.
Apple has every right to void the warranty, cut off support, and stop selling it to you. But they have no right to force you to use it a certain way.
I hope the courts put a stop to all of this "Apple rules the world" madness. They are seriously getting out of hand.