Apple’s License Agreement calls it illegal to Install Safari on Windows

People usually don’t read EULAs before installing any software, but it seems as if Apple forgot to read their own EULA before pushing Safari 3.1 out of their doors, in a very questionable fashion. If you are someone who reads and sticks with the terms, you can never install Safari for Windows on any machine which is not "Apple-labeled". Read the highlighted section of the image below:

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"This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time."

The above sentence can only mean two things. Either Safari for Windows was only meant for Boot Camp users, or all PC users had to purchase a Mac to try Safari. Maybe, it was just an oversight, but it’s still damn funny.

I believe folks who were assigned the task of making Safari for Windows, simply borrowed the EULA from the Mac version of Safari, even without reviewing it. Nothing odd, even companies like Apple makes minor mistakes, but it’s pretty ironic that something which was meant to run on Windows was not meant to be installed on a PC.

Apple quickly responded by fixing the licensing terms of the Safari. No, they won’t really sue you for installing Safari on Windows. It would be pretty absurd.

[via: ZDNet]

This post was published by on March 28, 2008

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  • http://green-flamingo.com Nathaniel

    That would be absurd to sue someone for having Safari with Windows since apple sort of tricked you into installing Safari through itunes. And if those stupid license agreements weren’t so long I would read them.

  • http://www.gadgets4nowt.co.uk Steve Elliott

    Blimey, nice spot, not many of us do anything other than click OK>Ok>Ok etc when installing.

    The irony is classic though, maybe Apple is not totally cool after all.

    Then again, maybe they are…as I just mess around with my iPod Touch – awesome!

  • http://prosperitywriter.com/ Prosperity Writer

    this is types of mistakes makes big companies like Apple look foolish and unprosfessional

  • http://www.exposedseo.com Dr SEO

    Why not just stick an apple sticker on your windows PC? It will then be “Apple labeled”.