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• PC or Mac — any legal difference?

  Posted on January 27, 2025 at 02:43 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  If you are trying to decide whether to buy a Windows-based PC or a Mac, one of the factors you will certainly consider is a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of their respective license agreements.

  We’ve previously reviewed the Microsoft Terms of Service. Today, we look at the license terms for the Mac.

  Do not be discouraged when you look at the terms of Apple’s 726-page Software License Agreement online. We’ll whittle that down for you. How, you may ask?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.04.0, 2025-01-27).

  Legal Brief Apple, Legal, Macintosh, Newsletters, Terms of Service

• The October surprise

  Posted on October 28, 2024 at 02:42 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  APPLE

  

  By Will Fastie

  Most observers were expecting an Apple event in October. They were wrong.

  Which is not to say there was no surprise.

  On October 15, Apple announced its new iPad Mini. “Announced” may be overstating the case — the Mini didn’t even make it to Apple’s home page, and as I write this on the Friday just prior to our publication, it still isn’t there.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.44.0, 2024-10-28).

  Apple Apple M-series chips, Apple Mac, iPad Mini, Mac mini, Macintosh, Newsletters