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Adapting to an unsupported BIOS is not remotely "defeating DRM". Apple just doesn't support other firmware -- it doesn't include features deliberately meant to
by kemiller 14y ago
Adapting to an unsupported BIOS is not remotely "defeating DRM". Apple just doesn't support other firmware -- it doesn't include features deliberately meant to defeat unlicensed installs (like Windows) or any cloning (like iOS).
- eli 14y agoThere's a specific check to see if it's running on an Apple system and the installer halts if it detects that it is not. It does not merely "lack support" for other systems, they are deliberately not supported. Apple (I think wisely) have not wasted their time on complicated license validation schemes, but that doesn't really change anything. As with Windows activation, it would eventually be defeated anyway. Regardless, it's obviously unsupported, strongly discouraged by Apple, and at least one US court has found it to be illegal.
- kemiller 14y agoI'm not arguing that it's legal, or that Apple is thrilled with it. But DRM implies something pretty specific and (in theory) harder to defeat than an "if" statement.
- eli 14y agoI disagree.