[GNUz] O/S compare

[Richard Tindall]

Nick Rout wrote:

>>They sell computers - subtle difference. OS/X .. the main 
>>reason for buying Macs would be lost!
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>They also sell the OS - just ask people about how much lighter their
>wallet is after an upgrade to a new version!
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Well that's selling upgrades, not OS - to preexisting clients: a captive 
marke). No wonder M$ are planning the same.

What I'm interested in knowing is, does the Mac license (if there is 
one) apply to the box or the OS on it? I haven't heard of any Mac EULA, 
and would guess that those pre-selected upgrade buyers don't (need to) 
get one therefore.

>If it does work on the same machine as windows/linux/freebsd then you
>can bet your bottom dollar there will be plenty of copies floating
>around the peer to peer networks and asian markets shortly after
>release!
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More reason for them not to start selling a MacOS.

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