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Wording of Apple's SLA
« on: September 15, 2009, 12:01:23 am »
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2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. 
A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use
or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on mcomputer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.

Serious question here. If I put an apple sticker (which came with my iTouch) on my Inspiron 1525, does that make it an Apple-labeled computer? Obviously that's not the intent of their writing, but legally?

(If you're wondering, my instructor's a bit upset at me for stealing OS X so I'm considering buying a license.)

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Mac OS X 10.5 SLA
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2009, 12:08:51 am »
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Serious question here. If I put an apple sticker (which came with my iTouch) on my Inspiron 1525, does that make it an Apple-labeled computer? Obviously that's not the intent of their writing, but legally?
no

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(If you're wondering, my instructor's a bit upset at me for stealing OS X so I'm considering buying a license.)
Tell him to fuck off, it's none of his business.
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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2009, 12:34:39 am »
He's the school's representative for a contract with Apple that can apparently be terminated if his students are using illegal copies of their software. That makes it his business in my book.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2009, 12:46:38 am »
That's the lay explanation; the legal wording is more elaborate. Even if it wasn't, you're not using Apple's OSX; you're using a hacked version (bootloader/kernel) that violates several different agreements.

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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2009, 01:28:13 am »
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Serious question here. If I put an apple sticker (which came with my iTouch) on my Inspiron 1525, does that make it an Apple-labeled computer? Obviously that's not the intent of their writing, but legally?
no

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(If you're wondering, my instructor's a bit upset at me for stealing OS X so I'm considering buying a license.)
Tell him to fuck off, it's none of his business.

Perfect. Couldn't be said any better.

Honestly, did you think putting a sticker on it made it an Apple-labeled computer?
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I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2009, 02:06:40 am »
What's your definition of labeled? shameless plug.. Safari for itouch ftw
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2009, 02:36:12 am »
What's your definition of labeled? shameless plug.. Safari for itouch ftw

I'm pretty sure "Labeled" has a legal definition.  In legal documents, you can't exactly define the terms used at your own discretion unless the word really is ambiguous.  Even then, there are probably some constraints on how it can be used.

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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2009, 07:04:38 am »
What's your definition of labeled? shameless plug.. Safari for itouch ftw

I don't know... a computer that Apple labels as their computer? An Apple-labeled computer. Get it? Your Dell is Dell-labeled. It's in their favor every time.

It's pretty simple stuff. It's how legal stuff works. =P
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I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Wording of Apple's SLA
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2009, 10:59:57 am »
What's your definition of labeled? shameless plug.. Safari for itouch ftw
"Labeled" in this case is probably used as a past participle, as in "The computer is labeled by Apple (that is, Apple performed the action of labeling it), so it is Apple-labeled."
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