On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 1:40 AM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com>wrote:
> By retaining control of both software and hardware, it "just works" -- at > least, most of the time. > I think this is it in a nutshell. Although Apple has definitely used the 'underdog' tag, from my reading of the 'Steve Jobs' book, if I had to condense it all down to a couple of words it would be that Steve was absolutely convinced that the best computing experience could ONLY be achieved by controlling both hardware and software manufacture. The EULA simply reiterates that. You'll now when Steve has finally left Apple when that EULA changes. And really, what is the big deal? And is it any different than any other industry/sector? Richmond started with referring to a book and the fact that he can do anything he likes with it. Really? Isn't this just another case of you own the paper, the physical object, but not the software - the story. Try buying in a Harry Potter book then try to make money with your own book where the word Harry is simply replaced with Gary. Buy a car and use it to carry goats was mentioned. Really? Try buying a brand new car, with a 200 bhp naturally aspirated engine, then on day 2 rip out the induction system, add a whopping great Garrett turbo, re-chip the Electronic Engine Management system so you get 400 bhp at the rear wheels and 1 month down the track when you've blown the engine see how receptive the Dealer is to repairing it under warranty. Not a fair comparison. Buy a sedan, rip out the backseats, remove the protrusion bars that separate the boot from the passenger compartment, also the rear seatbelts and airbags so you can fit more goats in the car and when you have an accident and are severely injured by a flying goat, see how receptive your Insurance company is to paying your claim. To me, this is as Richard eluded to, a simple case of honesty, and not far removed from the Piracy thread. A musician wants you to pay for music but it's available elsewhere for free, which do you choose? To determine your premium the Car insurance company wants to know if anyone under the age of 25 will be driving your car. You tick No. When your 21 yr old daughter has a minor dingle who do you say was driving the car? A software vendor wants you to install it's software on one computer only, how many do you install it on? A software vendor limits it's family license to 5 computers. There are 6 in your family, how many computers do you install it on? A computer company only wants you to run it's software on it's hardware. What do you choose? Doesn't seem to have anything to do with fairness, logic, open source, politics, or business, it seems to be a simple test of honesty. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
