Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Apple To Prevent Booting Into Mac OS 9?

Posted by pudge on from the from-pig-to-man-and-from-man-to-pig dept.

A user writes that eWeek reports "A tweak to new models in its Macintosh line of desktop and portable computers will prevent booting into Mac OS 9, sources said, leaving the Unix-based Mac OS X as the sole operating system." That's a great idea, if they want to prevent people from upgrading their hardware, and to future versions of Mac OS X. I hope it's merely a rumor; there's apparently no technical reason for it, so if true, I imagine it is just to force more people to adopt the Mac OS X.

2 of 199 comments (clear)

  1. All I have to say is... by deque_alpha · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    WORST IDEA EVER. Except for maybe Palladium, or the DMCA, or the Patriot Act... OK, so maybe it's not the worst idea ever, but it's right up there.... >;)

  2. Re:Why don't you just get a REAL operating system. by dubstop · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's called humour. You, I suspect, are quite often called an idiot.