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Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?
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You call the fake version of a man who is happy to stand in line and pay full price for Apple gear even though the company offered to send him free stuff. A man who no doubt also has a small fleet of Hackintoshs to mess around with, just because he can.
Then post that...
Delicious Irony
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That is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. No one cares what you paid. Some people want products Apple doesn't offer, such as, oh, I dunno, a netbook, but with Apple software installed. I can't help it if you don't fit into this category.
And to use the old cliché... life isn't fair
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That is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. No one cares what you paid. Some people want products Apple doesn't offer, such as, oh, I dunno, a netbook, but with Apple software installed. I can't help it if you don't fit into this category.
And to use the old cliché... life isn't fair
I'm sorry, but that is a completely ludicrous thing to say. Who in their right mind would complain to Apple that their unsupported hardware breaching the quite clear EULA is no longer supported?
However people that do not pay for software are literally the scum of the earth, and deserve to be locked away, but if you've paid for the full box set you should be entitled to do what you want with it.
I'm with lifeinhd, I own 4 Macs, all of which I bought new. There is a gap in Apples lineup, It really can't be hard for them to make a small MacBook for around the same price as a HP Mini.
You should have used the 16K upgrade pack like I did on my old CoCo1 Trash 80. The original 4K was rocking, though. Genuine Microsoft 9 color system.
Why do you care what other people payed for their system? Do you get upset at Mac mini owners because you own an iMac? Or MacBook owners because you own a MacBook Pro?
The Hackintosh community as a whole probably accounts for less than one percent of the Mac user base. Apple could careless. By design, it’s always going to be limited to enthusiasts.
If a third-party OEM started getting Hacktintosh machines into retail channels, Apple would start caring. Otherwise, they should have better things to do with their time.
Blogging != journalism.
For further insight: see "the Nine Elements of Journalism", from the book, The Elements of Journalism...
I'd guess Apple secretly loves much of the Hackintosh community. They're a little fan club of sorts, most of which I am sure own Apple hardware. But the Hackintoshers are pretty much free advertising, most enthusiasts have friends/family that see what they are doing but are not into 'hacking' and all the extra work but they see that their Hackintosh friend loves Apple products (again, most of them use the Hackintosh for a fun hobby, something to just try and do to see if they can. but actually have Apple products at home) so their friends/fam go buy a real Mac.
Plus the Hackintosh community is sort of free R&D for Apple, Both in terms of seeing how people are accomplishing things (and then Apple can turn around and offer a polished version..kind of like Boot Camp) and it gives Apple a chance to see what people want that they are not offering. (another example would be people unlocking their iPhones to install applications before Apple allowed it. now that Apple allows apps I don't know many people with unlocked phones, and now that there's boot-camp I don't know anyone using a 3rd party boot loader)
I think the interest isn't so much about hackintoshes which are by definition hobbiest activities. It is about speculation that Snow Leopard 10.6.x being compatible with Atom on the theory some future Tablet might use it. Whatever PA Semi is doing is compatible, perhaps even driving the very existence of Snow Leopard itself.
10.5 was a lark and bridge to 10.6. Vista was an abortion leading to Windows 7. Two competitors with similar strategies/experiences.
W7 goes to more powerful laptop solutions. SL goes to more powerful handtop solutions. Everybody here knows who wins this one. The company with the highest margins and growth rate wins. Period.
Rocketman
10.5 was a lark and bridge to 10.6. Vista was an abortion leading to Windows 7. Two competitors with similar strategies/experiences.
W7 goes to more powerful laptop solutions. SL goes to more powerful handtop solutions. Everybody here knows who wins this one. The company with the highest margins and growth rate wins. Period.
Rocketman
A little harsh on the "dumbest logic". I care what I pay. The Saturn division of GM did really well because people cared what they paid relative to others. Don't you think that if someone published idiot-proof instructions on how to download Snow Leopard from a bit torrent, then install it on a $300 low end machine, that the millions of folks buying genuine Apple hardware and software would feel upset about this. The difference seems to be most people have morals.
You seem to be one of those folks that feels entitled to things that either don't exist or are not yours. You can buy Snow Leopard, but good luck with it on non approved hardware.
Out of curiosity, what is your stand on the Palm Pre and iTunes thing?
I agree that it is just a hobby now, but if this takes off, then it will cause Apple to start getting defensive, like MS did. Agree? I think you believe it won't go anywhere. I used to think that way with iPhones before all the jailbreaking.
Trial balloon
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A trial balloon is information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration. In politics trial balloons often take the form of an intentional news "leak" to assess public opinion.
For instance, a company might announce they are going to release a new computer program in a year, and then read the press coverage for hints on whether or not the product will have appeal in the marketplace. If the coverage is favourable the money will be spent on development, but if not the project can be cancelled before using up resources. A trial balloon under the company's own name is somewhat risky; if too many are "floated" the company risks becoming known as the company that cried wolf, and can find itself being ignored completely. In addition, the company can find that the product being planned is unworkable, leading to the phenomenon of vaporware.
(Saying Atom support was never removed might be an additional trial balloon)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A trial balloon is information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration. In politics trial balloons often take the form of an intentional news "leak" to assess public opinion.
For instance, a company might announce they are going to release a new computer program in a year, and then read the press coverage for hints on whether or not the product will have appeal in the marketplace. If the coverage is favourable the money will be spent on development, but if not the project can be cancelled before using up resources. A trial balloon under the company's own name is somewhat risky; if too many are "floated" the company risks becoming known as the company that cried wolf, and can find itself being ignored completely. In addition, the company can find that the product being planned is unworkable, leading to the phenomenon of vaporware.
(Saying Atom support was never removed might be an additional trial balloon)
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That is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. No one cares what you paid. Some people want products Apple doesn't offer, such as, oh, I dunno, a netbook, but with Apple software installed. I can't help it if you don't fit into this category.
And to use the old cliché... life isn't fair
I'm not sure I understand FakeWoz's logic either, but I think I get his point.
I think a lot of people are suspicious of the hackintosh movement because we're worried that it will take legitmate $$$ away from Apple or otherwise harm Apple in a way that will make Apple raise prices, add annoying anti-piracy measures to the OS, or something equally bad.
Well, if Apple wasn't so damn secretive about everything they do, perhaps these rumors wouldn't reach the wildfire stage.
Anyway, something has to fill the void between new product / new OS update releases. We couldn't all just be having a smooth ride with all the Apple products we've happily bought.
FFS Wait until this update is tested. What happens if the bug fixes cause worse bugs in other areas.... That is what testing is about.
I for one am shocked, shocked I tell you, that information on a random persons blog turned out to be untrue, shocked.
Still said random person has picked up alot of free advertising, hopefully the "web" community will learn not to repost someones random ramblings, haha who am I kidding!
Still said random person has picked up alot of free advertising, hopefully the "web" community will learn not to repost someones random ramblings, haha who am I kidding!
One word.... Psystar!
If the likes of Psystar carry on (and there are similar companies in Europe trying it on now) as they are, I would expect Apple to start really introducing some measures, including removal of the honour system.
I suspect they have very little of a problem with most hackintoshers. Despite it being against the EULA, they make no money out of it. Indeed those who host forums probably are lucky to break even.
Again, a lot of hackintoshers end up buying a mac. I had a Toshiba Laptop that came with the second worst OS in the world (Vista - The very worst was Windows ME). I found an insider secret on cnet showing Tiger running on a ThinkPad and was intrigued. I ended up buying Leopard (It wasn't expensive and I felt if I didn't like it, so be it) downloaded the BrazilMac hack and set to work. I now have a G4 and 2 MacBooks.
lots of truth in this post...I was thinking the exact same idea yesterday. Just another way to push more people into the clouds, also.
No, it probably isn't. But Apple don't want to make cheap as chips bargain basement products. That sort of complaint is like complaining that Bentley don't make a low carbon family runabout. It isn't their market, and they don't want to be part of that market. Otherwise they would have made one.