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Re: software is part of the device (Was "FDA (b)anality")
Subject:Re: software is part of the device (Was "FDA (b)anality") From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:00:04 -0800
So per Apple's late founder, the FDA has its own "reality distortion
field"? ;<)
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:30:20 -0500, Phil Snow Leopard <
> philstokes03 -at- googlemail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Once loaded, the software becomes part of a "device."
>>>
>>
>> Not sure where you got that from. Are you suggesting this in general, or
>> as something peculiar to FDA?
>>
>> I've spend a lot of time poring over Apple's EULAs for their OS software,
>> and believe me, they are NOT part of the device. You own the device, you
>> never own Apple's software. You own a licences to use it.
>>
>
> FDA is not Apple. Apple and MS have to match their language with reality.
> In this instance, however, reality must bend to match the FDA.
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