[luau] NEWS: New Copyprotected CD's destroy iMacs

[Warren Togami]

----- Original Message -----
From: <cpaul at telemetrybox.org>
To: <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [luau] NEWS: New Copyprotected CD's destroy iMacs


> On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 07:53:47PM -1000, Warren Togami wrote:
> > May I also add that this kind of decisions by Apple just changed my mind
> > about buying a Mac in the near future.  With OS X I thought it would be
> > worth it to buy one, but I will not monetarily support a company that
> > panders to this kind of content industry abuse.
> >
> > Apple.  You lost a customer.
>
> How are they pandering to the content industry?
>
> Their warranty clause might pave the way for a class-action suit on behalf
of Mac Users against the RIAA.  Repairs are expensive, and someone has to
pay...

Their own web page says that the computer is designed to support these copy
protection methods.  This is grounds for a lawsuit.