It ’s been a big twenty-four hour period for Apple , what with thenew iMacs , Mac Pros , and the Magic - est Trackpad ever to set foot on the Internet . But if you were immerse in eyeglasses , you might have missed out on an even big deal — Apple changing its boilerplate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico school text . Then again , that might not be news given that the company caters to selfish elite group . And a royal court justice hands down a second profits against DRM this week , even as Apple maintains its stance on jailbreaking . The remainders for Tuesday July 27 , 2010 are a heavy load — remember to lift with your knees .
New Apple boiler photographic plate copy
A few folks noticed that Apple of late modify the boilerplate text about the fellowship at the end of its press releases ( it apparently start up last calendar month with the iPhone 4 ) . The paragraph no longer starts by saying “ Apple ignited the personal information processing system revolution with the Apple II . ” Well , mayhap that explains why the Genius Bar would n’t troubleshoot my glitching IIgs when I tote it in the other 24-hour interval .
iPad Owners Are ‘ Selfish Elites . ’ Critics Are ‘ Independent Geeks . ’ Discuss.(Wired )
So , consumer research discipline of the opinions of 20,000 people yield the somewhat questionable statistic that iPad owners were “ selfish elite ” and critic incline to be “ self-governing geeks” … who do n’t own an iPad . Look , let ’s take this one step further : buying an iPad will excise your altruism from your very soul . Do n’t say we did n’t discourage you .
Apple ’s prescribed response to DMCA gaolbreak immunity : It evacuate your warranty(Cult of Mac )
DespiteMonday ’s ruling by the Librarian of Congress yield a pass to jailbreakers , Apple ’s arrest tight to its company policy that the practice voids your phone ’s guarantee . Not exactly disgraceful news — I mean , it ’s effectual to hurl your iPhone onto the background and hop up and down on it , but Apple ai n’t going to cover that either .
Court : break out DRM for a “ fair utilisation ” is legal(Ars Technica )
Despite Apple ’s stance on jailbreaking , the anti - DRM movement father a win from another source this calendar week as a federal appeals court evaluator rule that just circumventing technical safeguard should n’t trigger the DMCA — rather , it depend on what one doesafterbreaking the access controls . In other words , ripping videodisc from Netflix is still a big no - no .
