Apple doesn't have to worry about losing money on piracy, since they make most of their bank on hardware. Microsoft is mostly a software company so of course they care more about this. Compare them to Adobe, who also gets criticized for both invasive product activation and confounding product segmentation.
That said, here's an interesting article about the upcoming Microsoft/Apple ad war. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/business/media/30ad.html On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Joe Hass<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > To be fair to all: the $30 upgrade is only available for those who are > > already on 10.5 (Leopard). If you're upgrading from 10.4 (Tiger), it's > > $169 (but also includes iLife and iWork). Upgrading from either Vista > > or XP is $120. > > Update on that: > > http://www.cultofmac.com/30-snow-leopard-disc-can-upgrade-tiger/15160 > > With Uncle Walt’s confirmation*, the cat’s officially out of the bag: > That $30 Snow Leopard disc Apple’s making available starting Friday? > It works with more than just full Leopard installs — it can upgrade > any Intel Mac, including those running Tiger. In other words, unless > you want to pick up iLife and iWork in the process, the only reason to > buy the $169 Mac Box is if you want to live by the spirit of Apple’s > marketing. > > *http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090826/apple-changes-leopards-spots/ > > > > -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
