On 10/28/03 10:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: >Oh yeah...for those of you/us still running OS 9.....It's been considered a >"dead OS" for a couple of years now. Get with the times or QYB. Apple >should not waste any more time or money "un-developing" their software so >that it will run on machines that are years old. 18 months is a LIFETIME in >the world of computing. If you can't handle that fact then you need a >reality check. You shouldn't be biting the hand that feeds you (aka suing >apple). All that I sgoing to do is hurt us all in the long run.
First, I think most lawsuits (including probably the current Apple one) do more to line the pockets of the lawyers than accomplish anything for the claimants. But after that, I find it a tad two-faced of Apple that they will support Windows 2000 for iTunes and the Music Store (an OS which is much older than MacOS 9.x), but not Mac users running MacOS 9.x. As I wrote in feedback to Apple, it's like telling those who haven't been able to afford the hardware and software upgrades "You'd be better off buying a Wintel box so far as being able to access the Music Store." And yes, there's some inaccuracy in that analogy, but it is arrogant of Apple to provide support for an older Windoze OS when they choose not to support MacOS 9.x users. It's like a slap in the face, IMHO. And I suspect the main reason is that Emporer Steve wants to force more MacOS 9.x users to upgrade and line Apple's pockets. As I said in my feedback, I may just go find a used copy of Jaguar and NOT line Apple's pockets out of mine. My rant, Jim "Well the way I see it, logic is only a way of being ignorant by numbers." -- Didactylos (taken from Terry Pratchett's "Small Gods") ------------------------ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
