PearC Mac Cloner Expands to France, The Netherlands, Belgium
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 4th Jul 2009 00:40 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems Now this is interesting news that hit my inbox at 2:22 AM (don't ask). It seems like the concept of selling Mac clones is more lucrative than many have anticipated, as I've just been informed via email that the German PearC has expanded its business into the BeNeLux (Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg) and France. Together with the news that Psystar emerged from chapter 11, it looks like the market for Mac clones is more lucrative than many of us had imagined.
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merlin747
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2006-11-09

Problem is: with Apple having to write the drivers for hardware (to keep quality) it does cost more to develop in that regard... compared to Windows which Microsoft decided to rely upon hardware OEMs.

So if you install on your hackintosh and you have a sub-par experience, are you going to say "oh well, maybe it's my machine?"

Apple _chooses_ to sell the hardware & software as a set. You're perfectly free to choose to use Linux, Windows, or one of the BSDs.

Edited 2009-07-04 01:48 UTC

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Bobthearch Member since:
2006-01-27

Apple _chooses_ to sell the hardware & software as a set.

Apple also chooses to sell stand-alone copies of OSX.

You're perfectly free to choose to use Linux, Windows, or one of the BSDs.

Or OSX. ;)

Edited 2009-07-04 02:04 UTC

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middleware Member since:
2006-05-11

A lot car vendor choose to sell spare parts alone. Does that mean you are eligible to get support and warrant in installing a VM spare parts to a Hondar car or some car you make by yourself?

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Vinegar Joe Member since:
2006-08-16


So if you install on your hackintosh and you have a sub-par experience, are you going to say "oh well, maybe it's my machine?"


Why do you assume the "experience" will be "sub-par"? It's not as if the Taiwanese and Chinese workers building Macs sprinkle magic Apple pixie dust on each and every Mac as it rolls out the factories in Guangdong and Peitou.

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WereCatf Member since:
2006-02-15

Why do you assume the "experience" will be "sub-par"? It's not as if the Taiwanese and Chinese workers building Macs sprinkle magic Apple pixie dust on each and every Mac as it rolls out the factories in Guangdong and Peitou.

Who knows, maybe the actually DO sprinkle some of their magics on top of the machines ;) But yeah, I don't really understand why people assume those clones will provide a subpar experience. Of course the companies selling those clones have tested their hardware that it does work correctly with OSX, and the quality of the components is the same as everywhere else.

As for OSX itself.. well, I am not saying it's bad, but I don't want it anywhere near me ;)

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computrius Member since:
2006-03-26

"are you going to say "oh well, maybe it's my machine?" "

Yes, thats exactly what I would say ;)

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