[DEMUG] Fwd: Boot Camp Beta Expiration

[Maxwell Joy]

Thank you for info.
On Sep 24, 2007, at 2:06 PM, Dick Atlee wrote:

> (From Apple posting to University of Maryland MUG).  Boot camp users
> need to get a beta license to cover the time between September 30 and
> when Leopard ships, at which time THAT license will expire and you'll
> have to buy Leopard to keep using Boot Camp.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boot Camp Beta Expiration
> The Boot Camp Assistant and license for Boot Camp beta versions 1.0b
> through 1.2b will expire on September 30th, 2007. Expiration does not
> affect installed copies of Windows. Updating the beta license is  
> simple.
>
> *What to do*
>
> Affected customers that want to continue in the Boot Camp beta  
> program,
> should return to http://www.apple.com/bootcamp/, agree to the updated
> license terms and download the latest version. This ensures they have
> the latest Boot Camp drivers which enables them to provide more  
> accurate
> feedback to Apple. The new beta license will bridge the gap between
> September 30th and the day Leopard ships. As stated in the Boot  
> Camp End
> User License Agreement, when Leopard ships, the beta license for Boot
> Camp beta 1.3b and 1.4b will expire. Customers will need to  
> purchase and
> install Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to obtain a new license and continue  
> using
> Boot Camp.
>
> *Which specific components of Boot Camp Beta expire and how are Boot
> Camp Beta previewers affected?*
>
> The Boot Camp Beta Assistant in versions 1.0b through 1.2b can no  
> longer
> be launched after they expire. The Boot Camp Beta Assistant is used to
> create or resize a Windows partition, create the Macintosh Drivers  
> disc
> containing drivers for Windows, and restart the Mac using a Windows
> installation disc.
>
> *Will installed copies of Microsoft Windows stop working when Boot  
> Camp
> beta expires?*
>
> No. Expiration does not affect installed copies of Windows.
>
> *How will Apple be communicating this to customers?*
>
> The expiration date is described in the End User License Agreement
> (EULA) that the customer read and agreed to before Boot Camp was
> downloaded from Apple's web site. Apple will also have a KBase article
> describing what to do when Boot Camp beta expires, and there will  
> be an
> article on the Boot Camp download page http://www.apple.com/bootcamp/.
>
> *Reminder*
>
> Boot Camp Beta is a preview of a new feature in Mac OS X Leopard  
> and is
> licensed for use on a trial basis for a limited time. Do not use Boot
> Camp Beta in a commercial operating environment or with important  
> data.
> You should back up all of your data before installing this software  
> and
> regularly back up data while using the software. Your rights to use  
> Boot
> Camp Beta are subject to acceptance of the terms of the software  
> license.
>
>
> Additional comments:
> /
> /
> /I've received some questions about this, so I thought I would add  
> some
> further clarification. Apple released 5 beta versions of Boot Camp to
> the public for evaluation and feedback. While these preview (beta)
> releases were designed to run under Tiger, the final version of Boot
> Camp will not be available for Tiger. Boot Camp is a feature of Mac  
> OS X
> 10.5 Leopard, which will be released in October 2007. Each beta
> version's installer indicates the date of expiry for that version. /
> /
> /
> /The license and ability to launch the Boot Camp Utility for Boot Camp
> 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 will expire 9-30-07. Macs configured to dual boot  
> will
> continue to do so ad infinitum, however the license to use the  
> software
> (Boot Camp Utility and the Boot Camp drivers for Windows XP/Vista)  
> will
> expire on 9-30-07, and the Boot Camp Utility will no longer launch  
> after
> this date (you will lose the functionality provided by the  
> utility). The
> license for Boot Camp 1.3 and 1.4 will expire on the day Leopard is
> released in October. Obviously, it may not be possible for you to
> upgrade to Leopard on the same day it is released, but the intent is
> that you should discontinue using Boot Camp (Utility and drivers) or
> upgrade to Leopard to continue using Boot Camp. The ability to launch
> Boot Camp Utility for 1.3 and 1.4 will expire on 12-31-07. /
> /
> /
> /Please let me know if you have further questions, and sorry for any
> confusion./
>
>
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