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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 17th, 2003 @ 11:24am

   
   

   You still have that right, at least if you own an Apple Computer. However, the manufacturer of the motherboards does not have the right to build a product from a copyrighted design. Intel motherboards are not 'owned' by anyone, just the components.
   
   On the other hand, if you try to give away or sell your Microsoft software, read the fine print. hahahahah
   
   

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   Isn't this similar to what M$ was accused of doing

   

   data64, Jun 17th, 2003 @ 3:13pm

   
   

   One of against M$ was that they tried to control the PC industry by threatening to not sell windows to the OEM who did not comply with M$'s whims.
   Why does Apple get away with doing this ?
   just curious.

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   Mac-in-the-box

   

   Mike, Jun 17th, 2003 @ 8:39pm

   
   

   Years ago, back in the mid to late 80's, Atari released their 68000 processor based ST computer line. I remember some enterprising fools trying to hawk a cartrige-based adaptor of sorts for that machine that would let you run Mac software on your Atari ST. The only catch was that you had to have _real_ MacOS chips, which they didn't sell, and could only be purchased thru gray-market Mac repair shops. Of course, everyone just burned pirated versions and you could download and burn to EPROMS and voila! Your crappy Atari ST would now run crappy Mac software, but in black-and-white! You want a Mac, buy a Mac....you don't like a company's rules or ways of doing business, buy from the competition. You'd think starving kids in Africa were at risk or something......

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