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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"
  31. jonasbn - "iPhone Trouble"
  32. "Apple Error Leaves iPhone Developers In the Lurch"
  33. "Safari 'Carpet Bomb' Attack Cdoe Released"
  34. "Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate 3 Works Around Mac OS X Bug" (from MozillaZine).
  35. "Apple just gave out my Apple ID password because someone asked" - by Marko Karppinen.
  36. "Mac OS X Root Escalation Through AppleScript"
  37. "Apple Still Has Not Patched the DNS Hole"
  38. "5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G" - by the Free Software Foundation.
  39. mir - "On OS's and user friendliness"
  40. "iPhone 3G in BE WTF?!?!?!? [parte deux]" - by beatnik.
  41. "iPhone: The Last Straw?" - by Ovid.
  42. "Two Black Hat Talks on Apple Security Cancelled"
  43. Psystar Will Countersue Apple - a Mac clone maker claims that Apple engages in anti-competitive business practices.
  44. "Psystar Retains Law Firm with Pass Success Against Apple" - about the Apple law-suit against the Mac clones.
  45. "Apple vs. Psystar" on Shachar Shemesh's .blog (in Hebrew)
  46. "Real Dan Lyons: Really Good" - about Apple's PR people.
  47. "The Value of Open Platforms (aka Why I Don't Own an iPhone)"
  48. The iPhone SDK and free software: not a match - about the restrictions of the iPhone SDK. (15-April-2008)
  49. Pudge - iTunes / Front Row Updates (10-September-2008)
  50. "iTunes 8 a Real Killer App: Taking Down Vista" (11-September-2008)
  51. "iPhone Takes Screenshots of Everything You Do" - from a talk about iPhone forensics. (12-September-2008)
  52. "Apple Rejects iPhone App as Competitive to iTunes"
  53. "Apple Declares DRM War on Sneaker Hackers" (14-September-2008)
  54. "Users Report Faulty WPA in 2nd-Gen iPod Touch" (14-September-2008)
  55. "Apple Bans iPhone App for Competing with Mail.app (21-September-2008)
  56. "Apple Adds NDA to App Store Rejection Notices" (OSNews.com) (24-September-2008)
  57. "SDK Shoot Out, Android vs. iPhone" (25-September-2008)
  58. Hockenberry: App Store Policies are 'Killing Our Enthusiasm' (29-September-2008)
  59. Steve Jobs Patents "The Dock" - the thread contains other insightful comments. (8-Octboer-2008)
  60. "Lawsuit Between Apple adn Psystar Moves Toward Settlement" (19-October-2008)
  61. "Apple Not Accepting Opera Mini on the iPhone" - from OSNews.com. (29-October-2008)
  62. "Why Developers Are Switching to Macs"
  63. open dot dot dot - "Mac Fanboys Face the Music (and Video)" - about DRM restrictions in iTunes-downloaded videos. (20-November-2008)
  64. To develop for the iPhone (in Hebrew) (22-November-2008).
  65. "App Store Lessons: Try and Try Again"
  66. "BluWiki Seeks iPodHash Author, Hopes for Help from EFF" (23-November-2008)
  67. "Psystar Case Reveals Poor Email Archiving At Apple" (23-November-2008)
  68. talash - "ipod" (29-November-2008)
  69. "Apple Quietly Recommends Antivirus Software For Macs"
  70. "Apple Hits Psystar with DMCA Charges" (2-December-2008).
  71. "Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays" (5-December-2008).
  72. "France Orders Break Up of Orange iPhone Exclusivity Deal" (18-December-2008).
  73. "Will People Really Boycott Apple Over DRM?" (22-December-2008).
  74. "Psystar Claims Apple Forgot To Copyright Mac OS" (22-December-2008).
  75. "PsyStar Claims Apple's Mac OS X Copyright is Invalid" (24-December-2008).
  76. "Switcher's lament: The case against Mac" - by Rafe Needleman on cnet. (5-January-2009).
  77. "Apple Hints at Legal Action Against Palm" (22-January-2009)
  78. "Palm Quietly Responds to Apple's Quiet Threat" (24-January-2009)
  79. "(OS X 10.5)--" by Nicholas (30-January-2009)
  80. "iLife Quietly Moves Intel Dual Core Only" - on OSNews.com (4-February-2009)
  81. "Is Apple's Multi-Touch Patent Valid?" (7-February-2009)
  82. "MacBook Pro Graphic Cards Failures" - on Ovid's Journal (13-February-2009)
  85. "Safari 4 Beta: UI Disaster" - on OSNews.com (28-February-2009)
  86. OSNews.com: "First Unauthorised iPhone App Store To Open Up Shop" (07-March-2009)
  87. Slashdot: "Apple's iPhone Developer Crisis" (08-March-2009)
  88. OSNews.com: "What is the Issue in the Psystar Case?" (09-March-2009)
  89. Slasdhot: "The Realities of Selling on Apple's App Store" (10-March-2009)
  90. "Miller on Mac OS X, Chrome, Firefox, Economics" - about exploiting Safari and other browsers on Mac OS X. (20-March-2009)
  91. Slashdot: "Apple and AT&T Sued, Again, Over 3G" (20-March-2009)
  92. Slashdot: "iPhone App Refund Policies Could Cost Devs" (28-March-2009)
  93. "Apple Sued Over Legal Threats to Wiki Operator" - on OSNews.com (27-April-2009)
  94. "The iPhone is Not a Netbook: 'I can'" - on OSNews.com (27-April-2009)
  95. OSNews.com's "Week in Review" - "This all is just further evidence of the decay in quality on Apple reporting." (10-May-2009)
  96. "Apple Refusing Any BitTorrent Related Apps?" - on Slashdot (11-May-2009)
  97. "Apple Hires Former OLPC Security Directory" - "His hiring comes at a crucial time for a company that ties security to its marketing campaigns despite public knowledge that it's rather trivial to launch exploits against the Mac.'" (14-May-2009)
  98. "9 Month Old Critical Java Vulnerability Still Not Patched in Mac OS X" - on OSNews.com (19-May-2009)
  99. Slashdot.org: "Safari 4's Messy Trail" (23-May-2009)

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