Apple is a hardware company that hppens to make the OS that is specific to their hardware so it fits like a custom tailored suit. Microsoft, on the other hand, makes the software that runs on everyone's hardware so it's like buying an off the rack suit. Because that is where they make their money, they have to have a licsensing scheme of sorts. Yes, it is possible to load the Apple OS onto many computers, which is illegal, but Apple doesn't make their money on the OS at all. That is why a family pack is really affordable unlike buying Windows Vista! The OS X.5 does everything & you don't have to buy different versions of it to get what you need.
Just my 2 cents worth for this thread. All Macs are PCs, but not all PCs are Macs because PC stands for Personal Computer which is a box of hardware running any sort of OS & it doesn't mean Windows! Windows has branded themselves to the phrase PC to mean a Windows only machine. What does that make a Sun machine running Solaris, or a box running Linux or any other OS? Garth-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:49:55 -0700 Subject: Re: iMac purchase justifications On Sep 19, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Brian Troisi wrote: > On Sep 19, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Kyle wrote: > >> >> The Price for Leopard is what, $199.00 > Actually the price is $129. The family pack is unnecessary as there is > no licensing. One single install disc can install on up to Unlimited > macs! Not legally. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
