That would seem to be the most likely tactic to be applied by Apple. But I do love all the lawyer talk from everyone that watches Judge Judy. Where else can you read such entertainment?
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'OpenMac' Promises $399 Headless Mac... But Not From Apple
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That would seem to be the most likely tactic to be applied by Apple. But I do love all the lawyer talk from everyone that watches Judge Judy. Where else can you read such entertainment?
this might make apple reconsider their prices. price drops in the future due to competition from machines like this (no matter how crappy, they are an alternative for those wanting a low priced machine that runs leopard) would be pretty sweet
I believe they use a special kext to bypass it.
"OpenMac runs the Vanilla kernel with minimal kext patching." ... Vanilla meaning it's untouched.
I don't know. I'm sure just as many people may find paying 150% the price for a mac mini with less performance just as insulting, even if it does come in a fancy little box. However thats usually just a small selling point for people and after purchase the satisfaction little form factor gets replaced by the enjoyment of the os itself for new users IMHO.
If you paid for Leopard, do what you want. It's your machine. I prefer a real Mac myself, but if you have the time and know-how, go ahead an run it on whatever you want to build. if you want to buy this computer and put Leopard on it, big deal. There is no "Apple Police" that will knock on your door. If it's your own machine, do what you want. 
Not necessarily. Look at the Windows computers running OS X. They don't have those "Apple verification chips" because, (I believe) they don't make there own motherboards. They take motherboards from Intel, or whatever company that designs thaem.
And, Okay, they upgrade Leopard. So? 10.5.2 still works, and there is a truckload of hackers who would be able to put 10.5.3 or 10.6 or whatever.
In the end, I wouldn't mind buying one of these babies either
Keep in mind that a mac is merely a beautiful product full of bargain-bin components to appeal to the yuppie/hipster market.
By it's own admission, this machine is made out of the very parts you'll find in an iMac and even some parts from a Mac Pro. They just built a machine out of the very same hardware Apple is using and just aren't expecting an 80% profit margin.
Also, it isn't illegal. It violates the EULA, but it doesn't break any laws.
I'm very familiar with osx86 and running it on a pc. I have the know-how and I've done it before. That being said, I think this is a terrible exploit on Psystar's part. This really does leave a bad taste in my mouth. If people want to explore these possibilities... google it.
Thumbs down.
-Stell
Thumbs down.
-Stell
I love my MB and MBP, my Nano, my Classic, my Iphone, Iwork and all the other "i"'s in my life. But the Apple premium is hard to swallow at times... In the end... Totally worth it.
But things like a 30 inch Cinema display for $1500! C'mon now! Dell has a BETTER monitor out for cheaper.
Ok - Really - I love you Steve. Please don't be mad. I love you Steve. I'm sorry for saying something negative about Apple. I love you Steve.
Thanks, that's what I thought - minimal is not the same as none. So basically it's a commercialization of the osX86 project.
Apple will have their guts for garters.
i would like to see if they would begin to offer a mid range tower, better capabilities from what it currently has.
to have this would add pressure to have apple do a mid range single chip/ quad core cpu tower, with mid and higher range graphics card. and room for 2 hard drive.
would be great to get this. but of course i believe apple will tank these pseudo mac from future upgrades of OS and more
to have this would add pressure to have apple do a mid range single chip/ quad core cpu tower, with mid and higher range graphics card. and room for 2 hard drive.
would be great to get this. but of course i believe apple will tank these pseudo mac from future upgrades of OS and more
It kind of has some potential a little bit like when Dell a few years had "Mac OS X" as an OS build option in the system builder.
It doesn't really fuss me but I can see Apple being too impressed.
It doesn't really fuss me but I can see Apple being too impressed.
If you paid for Leopard, do what you want.
Oh no no no, my son! Let's pretend Leopard is a Beatles CD (ironically
), and you distribute it or say that you made it, etc. The RIAA will be a-knocking on your door before you say "Steve's Blue Jeans and black turtle-neck top."Same thing for Leopard, you can't just "do what you want" because there is somethings you can't do. You can't distribute it, etc.
Linux is an OS that you can do whatever you want to do to it, because its open-source.
Well... sure OpenMac is $400 and Mac Mini is $600 (which is 150% more), but remember MacMini comes with OSX ($155) and iLife (?) prebundled.
So not so insulting.
I'd like to see Apple let this happen, particularly if they're making $150 on each sale. That's probably as much as they make on the MacMini sale anyway.
(edit: though Apple would have to make a nominal stink, if only to protect themselves from having to support users who can't get Leopard to work properly etc)
End User License Agreement. In essence, a legal contract between a company and a user. If the user breaks this agreement then it is illegal. At least how I understand it.
You're right, of course. Anything designed with any aesthetic value whatsoever obviously only appeals to yuppies/hipsters. Regular Joes like it ugly, kludgy, and cheap.
Right-o.
Thanks for the enlightenment.
If you're talking about Apple ROMs, didn't they go away something like 10 years ago?
This OpenMac is an interesting idea, especially since I've been wanting a small, quiet, headless Mac for the longest time.
However, I don't care how you try to disguise a big, ugly box, it's still a big, ugly box. Guessing it's also fairly loud, since I can't imagine they're using quality fans at that low price point.
So I'd want to replace my much smaller but almost as ugly (and LOUD) PC for that thing? Right... The mac Mini is well worth the cost when you figure the much smaller form factor, much quieter operation, and aesthetics.
As much as I want a headless Mac, this isn't it.
My iBook is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I hope something else comes up soon. Otherwise, I'll have to pick up a Mini to hold me over a while longer.