“I received via email yesterday a request from Apple Legal to essentially remove any Front Row related postings and files,” Andrew Escobar, developer of “Front Row Enabler” writes in his blog. The free application allowed users to install Apple’s Front Row application on an Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.5 or above.
[…] Your use of Apple’s trademarks and copyrighted materials violates Apple’s intellectual property rights, which Apple has an affirmative obligation to protect.
Apple therefore must insist that you cease use of Apple’s trademarks and copyrighted images and that you stop offering the unauthorized downloads of Apple’s Front Row software. […]
Escobar writes, “I obviously am complying because I support Apple’s right to defend its intellectual property [and] I don’t want this to escalate any further.”
More info here.
MacDailyNews Note: Front Row Enabler is still available via MacUpdate here.
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Not anymore….
Could someone post a link to this software? It’s been taken down from MacUpdate, from what I can tell.
good – the stupid thing is a virus.
read the comments on that page. 9 out of 10 peaple had to reinstall their system
not a virus, and id apple want to stop this they know what to do, stop trying to force us into upgrading and release front row, the worst thing that will happen is theyll make money selling it, DUH
Wealthy Industrialite –
You need to RETURN to the Apple store where you may purchase Front Row for $599. It includes a free Mac Mini with Intel Solo as a thank you for not pirating the copywrited software.
it worked well when i tried it, frontrow isn’t of much use though.
1: it doesn’t play divx/xvid.
2: when you have a couple of thousand artists in iTunes it takes AGES to scroll to the one you want.
the version which leaked ages ago still works reasonably well on my PB 1.25. For some reason it will no longer access the online movie trailers though.
I would enjoy having the Bonjour features, especially at the university.
Front Row Enabler didn’t work on my 1.5 Powerbook. Since you can’t undo the changes it makes to your system, you have to reinstall the latest combo updater. It’s not a virus and you don’t have to reinstall your system. The author gave very clear and detailed instructions on how to install and revert if the install did not work.
Too bad Apple doesn’t want us to run this software on our computers unless it’s pre-installed. If anything, it’s great eye candy to make windows users jealous.
I agree with Andy. They need to sell front row. They could (should already have done it) have a software package with remote and usb receiver for existing Macs. They could charge $99 for it and make a boatload.
He should rename his utility.
The way I read it, Apple complains about his use of words ‘Apple’ and ‘Front Row’, not what his utility does.
FREnabler perhaps? This will shut them up.
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I don’t think Apple was too upset with people trying, but the sad fact is that if you want to keep your proprietary rights to something you have to defend it. That includes sending out the letter it did. Reread the letter and you can see that Apple was explaining why it sent the letter – not really a ball breaking letter.
Maybe 10.5 will include Front Row for all of us that bought Macs before it came out. That gives us a version that works and doesn’t require an install.
I don’t blam Apple with this one. I was surprised that the author of the blog was so obvious about it in the first place.
Plus, something as integrated as Front Row makes me want to havea legit copy.
no one would buy for $99.
It’s a friggin’ menu. 9.99 tops.
“it worked well when i tried it, frontrow isn’t of much use though.
1: it doesn’t play divx/xvid.” – Emil
I don’t have Front Row so this may be incorrect, but as I understand it, it interfaces with iLife components which in turns relies on QuickTime. Just download the DiVX plug-in for QuickTime and you should be able to watch 3iVX/DiVX/XViD files.
Please explain the point of running Front Row on a Mac without a remote control. Or are you getting FR to work with a third-party remote control add-on?
Front Row is still a work in progress. Apple is getting feedback by including it free on new machines. It will be accessible to everyone when it’s worthy of charging for by itself.
And as myLord asked, what good is it without a remote control?
I had tried this on my G5. It was interesting to see how it worked, but it is of little value without the remote and in the appropriate venue. No need for it while sitting at your desktop.
That said, Front Row needs further development. It is elegant and and cool, but once you get past the initial “wow” it has some serious interface flaws, such as truncating long song titles. That shouldn’t happen on a large screen.
Maybe in 10 years, Front Row will be as capable as MythTV.
Here is the problem selling it. It doesn’t work if you don’t have a DVD so why would Apple spend time selling something that would require support or have to remove options. It’s to much work and no return.
So, better to wait and issue it with newer systems build for it and has everything the program needs. Yes, it a menu but it’s free as long as you have a system that was built with the program in mind. Hey, mini’s are cheap it’s the LCD HDTV’s that will kill you.
GREAT NEWS. Seriously.
The developer had to turn off comments since the last version crashed menu bars and people had to reinstall and rebuild their Macs and people were hammering the program for its lack of quality and poor directions
I too tried it, and it hosed my Mac.
I for one, am happy to see this program disappear.
Apple is getting ready release Front Row as a separate app/remote package and that’s why the Web needs to be cleared from the competition
it worked from the first install and it continues to work… Andrew made it really clear that it’s pre-beta quality and it may mess up your system. it’s up to you whether or not to install it.
i’ll be using my bluetooth phone as a remote, as my PB 12″ will temporarily serve as my media center!
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