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Links against Apple Inc.

Last Updated: 14-April-2007

Introduction

Some years ago, I talked with my friend and partner for Technion projects about the computer world. I asked him if he thinks Mac OS X is better than Windows and he told me that he'd rather not try it because he doesn't trust Apple. Since then I noticed more and more abuses from Apple and things they've been doing wrong. The Apple community is full of hubris, believes Mac OS to be superior and cannot see the abuses from their parent company.

In this page, I'll try to collect all the bad links about Apple.

  1. "Learning from Kaleidoscope" - Apple decides that Mac OS X is too cool to have themes, and moreover, hunts for Aqua-like themes on the Net and requests their removal.
  2. "Apple closes down OS X" - Apple hid the source code for the Mac OS X kernel ("Darwin"). They later revealed it again, but then relicensed it under a non-free/non-open-source licence, which forbids a lot of common use.
  3. Apple sues companies for using the "pod" "trademark".
  4. Joel on Software's story about Pete and Gena - illustrates the fact that Apple lacks a lot of Windows' (and Linux-based desktops) usability improvements.
  5. FairPlay - the Apple iPod and QuickTime DRM ("Digital Restrictions Management")
  6. Mac OS X' tar and other programs meta-data brain-damage - makes it incompatible with other UNIX clones, and breaks CPAN modules.
  7. Linux-IL thread (in English) about the lack of BiDi support in OS X applications
  8. chromatic on "Switching Back" from Mac OS X to Linux - very insightful.
  9. WWDC 2007 Keynote News - a bit against the iPhone.
  10. "A Picture's Worth 100 Million Users" - about the Safari for Windows.
  11. iDon'tPhone
  12. "Apple Safari for Windows: The world's slowest web browser" from "Joel on Software" - a little about Apple's advertising regarding its products' performance.
  13. Eight Things I Absolutely Hate About Apple by Noah Gift on OnLAMP.com.
  14. Apple Cuts Off Linux iPod Users - Apple does not want for programs other than iTunes to access newer iPod. (And it also mentions that newer iPods encrypt their firmware, to prevent replacing the OS).
  15. "Mac OS X is a Harsh Mistress" - a journal entry by perrin.
  16. Coping with Mac OS 10.5
  17. "Leopard's tar is broken"
  18. ".Mac iDisk going crazy, again." - from Ask Bjørn Hansen's blog.
  19. "Apple Fixes 'Misleading' Leopard Firewall Settings" - From Slashdot.
  20. A Little .Mac Security Flaw - Apple deletes posts regarding a serious security flaw and doesn't answer requests to get them done.
  21. "Should Apple Give Back Replaced Disks?" - Apple replaces a failed disk for a customer for a pay, and then doesn't give back the original, risking data theft.
  22. Apple Patents 'Buy Stuff Wirelessly, Skip Lines' Tech"
  23. Apple QuickTime DRM Disables Video Editing Apps
  24. Apple Cripped its DTrace Port so it won't be able to trace iTunes
  25. "Reinstalling Leopard - Not So Bad" by rjbs - re-installing just to get Mail.app to work.
  26. Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project - Apple abuses the Law System to protect the iTunes Digital Restrictions Management scheme.
  27. "Apple Software Update" - Apple pushes Safari to Users of its Windows Software
  28. "Safari 3.1 For Windows Violates Its Own EULA, Vulnerable to Hacks"
  29. "iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java"
  30. "iPhone's Development Limitations Could Hurt It In the Long Run"

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