Perhaps you can install OS X on a cheap pc, but the current version (and future versions for a good while yet) will be useless without drivers and applications. What is the good in that other than for limited experimentation?
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Sell my iMacs and assemble 2 PCs?
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Oh, okay, you want to switch without switching. Now it makes sense.
I think the "market" for cracked OSX is Linux people. They like hunting for drivers, configuring software, and getting their machines to do stuff it's not supposed to. If that's you, go for it. But most of us need our machines to do real work and wouldn't risk running some cracked OS that's not going to be updated, has no support, has fewer drivers, etc.
I think the "market" for cracked OSX is Linux people. They like hunting for drivers, configuring software, and getting their machines to do stuff it's not supposed to. If that's you, go for it. But most of us need our machines to do real work and wouldn't risk running some cracked OS that's not going to be updated, has no support, has fewer drivers, etc.
I think you should keep both your Macs.
To people who are wondering if the OP is flamebaiting, give him/her the benefit of the doubt. For all we know, he/she could have won the lottery and went a bit crazy on iMac goodness ... lol.
You can always run a PPC Linux if you feel like having a PC. I don't think running a hacked version of OS X on a PC is going to be the most optimal of experiences, seeing as we have no idea what production machines will be like. Heck, they could be using the recently announced Merom/Woodcrest chipsets in them.
To people who are wondering if the OP is flamebaiting, give him/her the benefit of the doubt. For all we know, he/she could have won the lottery and went a bit crazy on iMac goodness ... lol.
You can always run a PPC Linux if you feel like having a PC. I don't think running a hacked version of OS X on a PC is going to be the most optimal of experiences, seeing as we have no idea what production machines will be like. Heck, they could be using the recently announced Merom/Woodcrest chipsets in them.
Tell you what. You trade me one of your iMacs, and I'll give you my Yosemite (Power Mac > iMac), my Sony GDM 20E20 monitor (It > 17" LCD), and my ADB keyboard & mouse (it > using a USB port). I'll even throw in this beautiful Paris iBook, just because I like you. And a couple hard drives, three cans of Del Monte corn, and a 20" Orion television.
