Another OS X Compatible PC Maker Pops Up

[pfunkman]

I don't see these two things being anywhere near related.

If you buy an OEM or a retail version of windows, it will install on any machine. There is no locking you to a single machine or anything like that. However Dell, HP and the rest give you either a restore media that is used to push an image back onto your machine, or a special version of the windows install disc that they made themselves with all their drivers, software and setting on it. That has nothing to do with Microsoft any more than Microsoft has anything to do with the settings you put on your own machine. If you disable the wireless on your laptop, is it fair to say that Micorosft prevents you from using wireless internet in Windows? They didn't do that, you did.They gave you working wireless, you took that away, thus it is your fault your wireless doesn't work. Same here, Microsoft gives them OEM copies that should work on any machine, however they customize them to be their own and in the process lock them from being using on machines other their their own type. It could be due to the fact that of course Dell won't include hp drivers or vise versa. So they are keeping the average person from running into driver issues. It could be that they include software that is only licensed for use on their machines so they are preventing it from being used on other machines as best as they can. Or it could just be that they are being assholes. Regardless of what it is, it is not Microsoft that decides what Dell or HP do.

However in the case of Apple they are doing it just to lock you into their hardware.

You are aware that according to the license of OEM windows it is tied to the hardware its installed on and cannot be legally installed on another machine, right?

The only real difference between the 2 is one locks you to a single machine legally and the other does it physically.

 

[Exavior]

You are aware that according to the license of OEM windows it is tied to the hardware its installed on and cannot be legally installed on another machine, right?

The only real difference between the 2 is one locks you to a single machine legally and the other does it physically.

Yes but that is AFTER you install it. Again, there is no version that microsoft sells that FORCES you to use it one and only one brand of computer. If you go to newegg and buy any copy of windows on there, you can install it on your computer as long as you meet the basic requirements of your processor being fast enough, your machine having enough ram,... But other than limits like that, there is nowhere that it will tell you that you can't install this software on a dell, hp, ibm, apple, custom built or any other type of computer. However in the case of the OEM version, once you install it then you can't unistall it and move it to another machine.Thats not limiting the type of machine, that is only limiting the number of machines. With Apple, it doesn't matter if it comes on the computer or you buy it retail in a box. They tell you what hardware it can be ran on. They do tell you that you cant install it on your Dell, HP, custom built or any other machine that was not produced by an apple factory.

People aren't talking about buying a imac and trying to move the OS to another machine. They are talking about buying a box copy of the Apple OS and not being able to install it.

 

[jjager85]

i know, lets make something then "barrow" someone else software without paying for it, and call it ours and make money from it.

 

[pfunkman]

i know, lets make something then "barrow" someone else software without paying for it, and call it ours and make money from it.

I can tell you read through the whole article and then every post in this thread.

 

[HardOCP News]

the rumor mill says a suit will be filed soon.