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Monday, May 13, 2002

How to Kill an iMac -- 10:38 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

According to MacUser, if you attempt to play the latest Celine Dion CD or a number of other CDs produced by Sony subsidiaries on an iMac, it (the iMac) will immediately become a paperweight. Here's what happens:
[O]nce the CD is inserted into a new iMac it cannot be removed and the machine cannot be restarted.
Hmm. Is that a class-action lawsuit I smell? Thanks HardOCP.

J.t.Qbe comments: Ouch! This is getting ridiculous. The "entertainment industry" needs to be spanked. Or shut down. Both are just as likely to happen.

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