Personally, the idea of making a Hackintosh makes me uncomfortable as it doesn't support the further development of the platform and, perhaps more importantly, it also causes Apple to divert its attention even more from the Mac line to its "i" devices and/or invites Apple to lock down the OS even tighter.
This aside, however, I would not force my moral stance on anyone else, as I fully understand the indignation that many feel against Apple's brutally limited hardware choices and premium prices. I myself was livid when I saved and waited months for the 2009 Mac Pros to be released, with the plan to purchase a price-reduced 2008 or a 2009 if the improvements were compelling enough. Of course, neither of those occurred, with Apple essentially going backwards on the price to performance ratio and failing to offer the previous generation at any kind of discount. I have to say I felt disillusioned with the company I have supported fervently since the SE, at both their lack of innovation and their greed. Because of this I fully understand the impetus to use generic hardware.
This aside, however, I would not force my moral stance on anyone else, as I fully understand the indignation that many feel against Apple's brutally limited hardware choices and premium prices. I myself was livid when I saved and waited months for the 2009 Mac Pros to be released, with the plan to purchase a price-reduced 2008 or a 2009 if the improvements were compelling enough. Of course, neither of those occurred, with Apple essentially going backwards on the price to performance ratio and failing to offer the previous generation at any kind of discount. I have to say I felt disillusioned with the company I have supported fervently since the SE, at both their lack of innovation and their greed. Because of this I fully understand the impetus to use generic hardware.
