Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Feb 2006 13:04 UTC, submitted by HeLfReZ
As was to be expected, Apple's legal team got busy concerning the OSx86 Project. Just days after OSX 10.4.4 for Intel got cracked, the project closed down its forum with the following notice: "We're sorry to report that despite our best efforts, the OSx86 Project has been served with a DMCA violation notice. The forum will be unavailable while we evaluate its contents to remove any violations present. We thank you for your patience in this matter."
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I like Mac OS X, but I don't like Apple hardware. Is it ilegal running Mac OS X on a Pegasos or an intel laptop? Maybe, but ilegal != wrong. I buy the software cos I like it. I don't buy the hardware cos I don't like it. And in the meantime, Windows dominates everywhere.
I hope that in a few years we can see "the revenge of the nerds", but so far those nerds that could call it for a change, like Apple, prefer maintaining the status quo.
They released a thing they had been keeping in a dark place in their labs (of Mordor), Mac OS X for Intel. But wait, this is only for Apple hardware, of course. Those crappy laptops heavy as hell or with screens as bright as the ruins of Moria. But hei! You can get one for just $1999 (mind you, "starting" from $1999).
But people like Mac OS X. And a few hackers manage to boot it even in a nice IBM Thinkpad. Apple is creating expectation. People is struggling to get rid of Windows, no matter how. Some geeks even try things like BeOS or AROS in our Windows-preinstalled laptops.
It may be that Apple is trying to take the better profit of their hardware too (of course). But if this hardware-sale pressure disappear, it may happen that in a few years Apple signs some agreements with some other hardware companies. It would be nice a mini-laptop from Dell or Fujitsu running Mac OS X. Widescreen, small, and with the real Apple sign, not a sticker from your i-Pod.
But so far, Apple it's insisting: what you have there, it's not an apple. It's a banana.
[see Red Warf - Season 5 (or 4?) Episode 1]
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