According to the end user license agreement of Apple’s recently released OS, Leopard, the software is not intended to be used for mission critical operations like nuclear power plants. The EULA has this line entry saying…
Leopard is “not intended for use in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control systems, life support machines or other equipment in which the failure of the Apple software could lead to death, personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage.”
That statement is open to so many interpretations:
- Steve Jobs does not trust the system integrity and reliability of its operating system, specifically Leopard.
- Leopard is just for home use. No enterprise environments, please. OS X just can’t take such pressure so they’re passing it to Linux and Windows systems.
- Such mission critical operations are bound to fail sooner or later so Apple doesn’t want its name to be associated with crashed landings, nuclear meltdowns, or environmental mishaps.
- How about avoiding lawsuits altogether by not participating in such high-risk environments?
So, that leaves Ubuntu, Microsoft and the rest to do the critical jobs.
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Hmm, they stated that just to be covered in case something bad happens.
It is just the same case as to when microwaves appeared on the market, and people killed their cats just to sue the manufacturer and get tons of money.
Initiating FUD?
+1 for Migs. Apple is telling you that they know their limitations.
Nice try though. Heh.
Remember when the Chinese government tried adopting Linux? They out found that their workers would switch over to Windows to socialize. So now, they’ve officially made Windows the government’s official OS. In addition, they began cracking down on piracy when Gates made an offer they couldn’t refuse: $7 per copy w/ revenue sharing, access to the source code.