Re: [NTLK] A Newton! I've seen one.

From: Michael Cox (mcox_at_cdinc.net)
Date: Fri Feb 06 2004 - 20:11:40 PST


On Friday 06 February 2004 09:47 pm, Martin Joseph wrote:

> On Feb 6, 2004, at 7:39 PM, Michael Cox wrote:
> > On Friday 06 February 2004 04:01 pm, Martin Joseph wrote:
> >> On Feb 6, 2004, at 12:53 PM, Michael Cox wrote:

> >>> So Apple has knuckled under to the MPAA in denying consumers their
> >>> legal right
> >>> to fair use? Brilliant. Jobs sucks.
> >>
> >> Do your homework and quit your whining.
> >
> > Apparently you miss the irony and/or hypocrisy of Steve Jobs' "stance"
> > on
> > consumer rights (or does it only extend to ripping audio?).
> >
> > Might I humbly suggest you do YOUR homework?
>
> You may, and I should, but you are still way off base on this count.
> This issue has nothing to do with Apple policy or "stance" it's purely
> a technical issue.

"A technical issue?" Apple can not write software to screen-grab DVDs because
of a "technical issue?"
  
Hmmm. OS X (and its accompanying resources) came along none too soon.
There's some OSS code out there to show 'em how it's done.
No, wait, there's third-party software out there that will take a DVD snapshot
on a Mac...how can these guys, these fly-by-nighters, surmount this
"technical issue" when Apple's best and brightest cannot?

> Stay in school,

Is that some sort of jab? Or you just saying, "Never quit learning?" :-/

> marty
>
> PS your PGP key isn't doing us much good here on the list...

True enough. If I remember to turn it off before posting, I shall.

mc

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