Comments on: Safari for Windows: Only for 'Apple-labeled' computers?

Legal eagles of the blogosphere find a curious condition in the usage terms for Apple's Safari for Windows browser.

[Ivan Thomson]

Finally software with a voided license

Well, one good thing could come out of this perhaps; If Apple
made the software for windows user and offered it to windows
users but excluded the use to Apple computers, then either we are
all violating the terms or the license is void/voidable. Hmmm....

[Ivan Thomson]

I agree

Whatever lawyer got paid a new mercedes to write this up; sorry
cut and paste this up; should get striped naked and dragged
through the mud and made to publicly admit lawyers are con-
artists.

[trd1282]

Keep reading...

It goes on to say, that the license can only operate on one "computer" at a time and not as a network license, not being brand specific. Their bases are covered anyway you twist and read it.

[JoeSjr]

Good thing Apple software comes with the apple stickers

No problem,

I got the new i-life pack for my mac. It came with some Apple
stickers. I couldn't see throwing them away, so I stuck them to my
PC tower (no brand name anyway). So, I'm covered.

[Seaspray0]

Or better yet

I uninstalled quicktime so it won't have the chance to try to install safari. Itunes was never installed. I'm covered too.

[manny.b]

Installed and Deleted.

I tried Safari yesterday with Vista as OS.
Accessed Gmail and tried composing an email. Cursor in the address bar and first initial pressed brought up the usual list of addresees. Clicked on the one I wanted and nothing. Tried a couple of other things out. Search was fast but not noticeably faster than Firefox but quicker than IE.
Went back to IE and Firefox to find that certain things would no longer operate normally.
Deleted Safari and then had to do a System Restore to get back to where I was.
No comment on how good or bad it is as an individual system but until they iron out the bugs I won't load it again.

[3rdalbum]

Same thing found in iPod package

This story *really* isn't news. Two years ago, I found exactly the same clause in the EULA for my mother's iPod Shuffle, which has Windows system requirements on the box.

I'm currently searching through my blog for the entry. When I find my proof I'll post it here. (someone please /. it)

Does this mean that the license is completely null and void? If so, are we allowed to reverse-engineer Safari, and use it in a nuclear reactor or an air traffic control system? Are we legally allowed to modify and redistribute the software, as there's no license conditions?