I was wondering.. could one just buy an intel machine and buy OS X and have a mac without the Apple price? I am guessing NO is the answer, but wasnt sure. Thanks.
Yes you can. Folks have been able to do this.I was wondering.. could one just buy an intel machine and buy OS X and have a mac without the Apple price? I am guessing NO is the answer, but wasnt sure. Thanks.
Well he said "and buy OS X" which wouldn't work. You'd have to illegally obtain a copy of OSX86, so no store-bought copy would work.Yes you can. Folks have been able to do this.
However, just as WildCowboy stated you would be in violation of Apple's Mac OS X licensing agreement. Therefore you it would be illegal for you to do this.
So in effect, Apple not only makes the software, but also mandates it is run on one of their machines... I thought for some reason 5 or so years ago I read that Apple was open source thus allowing anyone to make an Apple machine.. must have got it wrong or something... I wish there was more selection on the hardware side.. if you want a machine that will run windows, you have 100 choices.. I walked out of Compusa this afternoon as I just felt it was too much of a compromise.. wanted the mini with a nice HD 22" monitor but didnt want the core duo only.. oh well...
Apple remains committed to the Open Source development model. Major components of Mac OS X, including the UNIX-based core, are made available under Apples Open Source license, allowing developers and students to view source code, learn from it and submit suggestions and modifications. In addition, Apple uses software created by the Open Source community, such as the HTML rendering engine for Safari, and returns its enhancements to the community.
So in effect, Apple not only makes the software, but also mandates it is run on one of their machines... I thought for some reason 5 or so years ago I read that Apple was open source thus allowing anyone to make an Apple machine.. must have got it wrong or something... I wish there was more selection on the hardware side.. if you want a machine that will run windows, you have 100 choices.. I walked out of Compusa this afternoon as I just felt it was too much of a compromise.. wanted the mini with a nice HD 22" monitor but didnt want the core duo only.. oh well...
A little over 10 years ago there were Mac Clones, they were competitive machines and were less money. But when Steve Jobs came back to Apple one of the first things he did was stop the clones.
Can you really put Gnome on top of Darwin? What sort of package management does it use? I'm very interested.You can use the non-GUI part of Mac OS X, called Darwin, on any machine and put KDE or GNOME or some other GUI on top of it, just as you can with BSD or Linux and you can do it for free.
Unfortunately, Apple bore the brunt of the R&D costs which allowed the clone companies to undercut them in price and performance.A little over 10 years ago there were Mac Clones, they were competitive machines and were less money. But when Steve Jobs came back to Apple one of the first things he did was stop the clones.
Unfortunately, Apple bore the brunt of the R&D costs which allowed the clone companies to undercut them in price and performance.
So what happened, rather than increase market share, for the most part, the existing market share was divided up among Apple and the clone makers.
This was obviously not good for Apple which is why the clones were cancelled.
Can you really put Gnome on top of Darwin? What sort of package management does it use? I'm very interested.
I guess I should have said that the clone licensing system was cancelled by Apple.They weren't cancelled per se. Apple just never got around to releasing System 7.7
They weren't cancelled per se. Apple just never got around to releasing System 7.7