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Mac OS X 10.4.4 Intel Patch for PCs

1dterbeest said:
Except for that if Apple was going to sell retail box
operating systems to install on Dells and Gateways,
they would also forge business partnerships WITH
those companies and they could offer OS-X
preloaded, like they currently do with Windows.

You could by an OS-X Gateway or a Windows Vista Gateway
if this happened. Apple would increase their OS market
share, but because they would lose some market share
in their hardware, their profit would dip way too low.
They still could end up doing this, however, if they made
a good plan and marketing strategy, so selling retail
box sets of OS-X is something to look for in the future.
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The best strategy would to limit the operating system to new PCs using the same EFI implenmentation as Apple. No BIOS. This would make it easier on Apple and isolate Microsoft. The only real expansion of drivers needed would be Chipsets from Nvidia and AMD/ATI and if they wanted it, it would be their responsibility to send people to Apple to help get it done.
 
Macrumors said:


Maxxuss has released a patch for Mac OS X 10.4.4 8G1165 (Intel) to allow it to be installed on a generic PC.



The first version, however, requires installation onto a PCU with SSE3 and NX/XD support. The patch includes: A modified mach_kernel system file (can boot under SSE2; required for VMWare), A AppleSMBIOS kernel extension replacement (only required for VMWare), most importantly, the decrypted system files along with an installation shell script. While the previous Mac OS X for Intel developer releases have been similarly hacked, this represents the first hack for the publicly shipping Intel Mac OS X.

These hacks/patches, of course, are targeted at a limited audience. Certainly, future versions of Mac OS X will break these workarounds, but the potential for widespread Mac OS X on Generic PC installs is one of the foreseeable side effects of Apple's transition to the Intel architecture.
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Why the hell go through all that trouble? Just buy a mac. I REALLY don't get it! :confused: :mad:
 
i dont understand how this would be illegal at all. as long as the person buys a copy of OS X.
 
matttrick said:
i dont understand how this would be illegal at all. as long as the person buys a copy of OS X.
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I believe its in the license agreement that you will only install on Apple Hardware. Something like that anyway.
 
matttrick said:
i dont understand how this would be illegal at all. as long as the person buys a copy of OS X.
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That topic has been thoroughly discussed so try searching a bit for older posts about it.
 
matttrick said:
i dont understand how this would be illegal at all. as long as the person buys a copy of OS X.
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You can't buy a copy of MacOS X for Intel processors except by buying an Intel Mac, so it is at least $599 for a MacMini.

The MacOS X 10.4 for PowerPC that you can buy is de facto an upgrade. It doesn't say so on the package, but there are no computers that you could install it on that didn't come with some version of MacOS originally. When Leopard ships, expect the box to say "UPGRADE FOR EXISTING MAC OS X USERS ONLY".
 
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