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A comment on Ghosts in the rom.

Re:Ghosts in the rom by DanBC on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @04:26AM (#4416493)
See also the "stolen from Apple" icon hidden in the rom for the first Mac.

(http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story...)

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Re:Ghosts in the rom by josteink on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @06:23AM (#4416701)
Funny how Apple seems to endorse theft when they are doing it, but somehow sees it as wrong if others are taking stuff from them.

Pot calling kettle evidently goes a long way back as far as Apple is concerned.

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Re:Ghosts in the rom by joezydeco on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @11:41AM (#4417899)
Direct copying of a computer's firmware is a way different type of "theft" than what you are alluding to.
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Re:Ghosts in the rom by rprasad on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @05:43PM (#4419748)
No, it's really not, unless you are arguing that what was copied from Apple (designs) is not something that should be subject to protection.
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Re:Ghosts in the rom by tedunangst on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @10:18AM (#4417435)
Doesn't your conclusion need an example of long way back Apple being a pot?
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