From: "Geo" 

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Actually I was responding to your "Microsoft does nothing so
draconian" = statement. Imagine what the computer landscape would look
like if all = software were keyed to the motherboard with the throw away
with = motherboard license.

Geo.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:43c5d42f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     To apple there is pretty much only apple hardware.  The software is =
only to make the hardware they want to sell you useful.  When you buy = the
next hardware from them they will include the software again.  What =
motivation does apple have to make it easy for you to upgrade to =
non-apple hardware?

  Rich

    "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:43c5cd9a$3{at}w3.nls.net...
    Oh I don't know about that. Forcing users to throw away the OS =
license with the hardware seems pretty draconian to me. What's the point =
to backwards compatibility if you have to buy all new software every = time
you upgrade?

    Geo.
      "Rich"  wrote in message news:43c5c6ca{at}w3.nls.net...
         Apple and Microsoft are different.  Microsoft is a software =
company.  Apple is a hardware company.  If apple felt that people wanted =
macos but were not buying apple hardware because they could run macos on =
cheaper dell or even cheaper whitebox systems they would do something =
about it.  There should be no doubt as apple already stated that they =
would take steps to prevent macos from running on non-apple hardware.  =
Microsoft does nothing so draconian.

      Rich

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Actually I was responding to your =
"Microsoft does=20
nothing so draconian" statement. Imagine what the computer landscape =
would look=20
like if all software were keyed to the motherboard with the throw away = with=20
motherboard license.
 
Geo.
 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c5d42f$1{at}w3.nls.net...

     To
apple there is pretty =
much only=20
  apple hardware.  The software is only to make the hardware they =
want to=20
  sell you useful.  When you buy the next hardware from them they =
will=20
  include the software again.  What motivation does apple have to =
make it=20
  easy for you to upgrade to non-apple hardware?
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
    wrote in message news:43c5cd9a$3{at}w3.nls.net...
    Oh I don't know about
that. Forcing =
users to=20
    throw away the OS license with the hardware seems pretty draconian =
to me.=20
    What's the point to backwards compatibility if you have to buy all =
new=20
    software every time you upgrade?
     
    Geo.
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43c5c6ca{at}w3.nls.net...
        
Apple and Microsoft =
are=20
      different.  Microsoft is a software company.  Apple is a =

      hardware company.  If apple felt that people wanted macos but =
were=20
      not buying apple hardware because they could run macos on cheaper =
dell or=20
      even cheaper whitebox systems they would do something about =
it. =20
      There should be no doubt as apple already stated that they would =
take=20
      steps to prevent macos from running on non-apple hardware.  =
Microsoft=20
      does nothing so draconian.
       
      Rich
       

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