The Miami New Times today profiles the Pystar founders and their goal to sell cloned Macs. Obviously controversial in the Apple community, the paper paints a David vs. Goliath picture of the duo while getting a few of the facts slightly off.
For instance:
Robert cracked the code behind Apple Computer's elegant operating system, OS X. It's the engine that drives iPhones, MacBooks, and all the other shiny white toys the world loves. For more than a decade, the Silicon Valley firm has coded its operating system to work only on the firm's expensive hardware.
Could be written as:
Robert used Hackintosh code..
Regardless of how you feel about Psystar, it is a somewhat interesting read, just to get a sense of the faces behind the company that is fighting Apple to install their OS on big black boxes.
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ugh
I don't understand why people think it's okay to just take others intellectual property. like instead of Palm building a sync client (like RIM) they have to spoof usb numbers or steal vendor ID's. Or why these guys think this is a legit practice. And why large gadget blogs (engadget) do nothing but support this practice. its a very infuriating time we live in.
It's the same thing as...
It's the same thing as Parallels or Fusion. The Psystar's software enables hardware compatability with pre-existing software. There is nothing wrong with that unless you think that the reverse, (like Parallels & Fusion) is wrong as well. I could understand if Apple only sold their operating system bundled with their computer hardware, (or mandated that the sale of their OS was with proof of Mac ownership), but NO they do not. Anyone can purchase Mac OSX all by itself so, if that's the case then it can, (not should), be used however the purchaser sees fit.
No, that is joy even close to
No, that is joy even close to the same thing. Virtualization companies license the ability to run other os software from their individual vendors, therefore it is LEGAL, and sanctioned by the company who created the software in the first place. What these guys are doing is not sanctioned or supported by the company, and is prohibited by the company when purchasing the software license in the box. You do not own the software, you own a license to run the software, which the company sets terms for use. These guys are not following the law and are simply circumventing a legal agreement that is entered into when purchasing the software. What they do is wrong.
Virtualization
Your example of Parallels or Fusion is completely unrelated to this matter. Microsoft explicitly allows for virtualization of its OS. And it makes sense because Microsoft sells a license of its operating system. Software is where Microsoft makes its money, but not Apple. Apple subsidizes its software with hardware. If you don't purchase the hardware, and only the software, Apple really doesn't make very much money. Besides the fact that Apple doesn't allow it, and that should be the only reason they need, it doesn't make financial sense for them to allow virtualization.
Stop trying to rationalize Psystar's theft. I really don't mind if people build hackintoshes on their own because they're the type of people to do that thing no matter what, and they aren't doing it for a profit. But Psystar is making money off of Apple's billions of dollars in R&D.
If the purchaser hacks into
If the purchaser hacks into the software to suit their needs, then they void the warranty Apple and it's enclosed eco-system has and the end user is out of luck. Who wants that!
....sigh... When you buy OSX,
....sigh...
When you buy OSX, you do not own it nor do you have the right to use it as you see fit. You are licensing the software from Apple after agreeing to the terms of use set by Apple.
Its incredibly frustrating hearing all these people say "I own it I can do what I want with it." Thats not how things work in the real world. You are agreeing to their terms of use in order to license the software from Apple, and violating a software terms of use is actually a federal crime now.
ok
personally i think it is nice to have the option to do different things. i jailbroke my iPhone and have the option to unlock. one major thing is that everyone has the option to do something like jailbreaking yet (last i checked) its only like 5% of iPhone users. i'm not exactly in support of psystar here but they are giving people options. maybe apple could do something like "100$ for Snow Leopard single user. 50$ if you are on Apple hardware". Another thing is that Apple will never officially support a hackintosh computer, so its a "your taking the risks, good luck" kind of thing. people who use hackintosh shouldn't complain about things not working. i also wonder, if psystar can do something like this, why don't they turn their development and create something phenomenal.
What exactly did Psystar do
What exactly did Psystar do that makes you think they're capable of something phenomenal? They represent talent at its most mediocre. Much of what they're doing rides of the backs of the works of smarter people. They just had the moral bankruptcy to think it was okay to build a business based on stealing.
Making OSX available for
Making OSX available for other boxes? How about they make 10.3 available then. In my experience with both, 10.3 still kicks W7's butt.
Seriously, why would a hardware company want to take on the headache of supporting millions of customers on millions of different systems?
He did not hack in, it is
He did not hack in, it is proven that he simply ripped off and packaged existing software.
He did not hack in, it is
He did not hack in, it is proven that he simply ripped off and packaged existing software.
He did not hack in, it is
He did not hack in, it is proven that he simply ripped off and packaged existing software.
He did not hack in, it is
He did not hack in, it is proven that he simply ripped off and packaged existing software.
we heard you the first 3
we heard you the first 3 times.
Pedraza contradicts sworn legal statement
Not sure if you guys caught this, but this is pretty telling..
Psystar pres. Rudy Pedraza contradicts one of his own sworn legal statements during the newspaper interview
http://www.edibleapple.com/psystar-president-rudy-pedraza-contradicts-sworn-legal-statement-in-newspaper-article/
It's okay.....
I think their argument for why it's legit to install Apple's OS on a non-Apple hardware is the fact that oem-builders are free to use any hardware parts they want to build their computers. I mean, when Dell builds their computers, they just purchase what they need to build it: processors, ram, gfx cards, ethernet cards, hard-drive, Windows OS, etc. And Psystar takes it further by installing OSx on hardware that's Mac compatible. But then comparing Hardware to Software is kinda like comparing Apples to Oranges I guess...
The software license says
The software license says that you can't use it on anything but Apple-branded hardware. End of story.
Psystar Bros. profiled by Miami paper
This is so wrong:
Robert compares it to buying a book and tearing pages out or rewriting sections. "And if I can find a buyer, I can resell that one copy however I please," he says.
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