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OSx86 Cracked Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oneupmanship dept.

The Cardboard God writes "The OSx86 Project is reporting that the intrepid hacker 'Maxxuss' has once again eluded Apple's security methods and cracked the latest release of Mac OS X for Intel, or 'OSx86', to run on standard x86 PCs. It seems Apple just can't win this eternal struggle with the hackers, as 10.4.4 included beefed up security designed to prevent similar hacking methods used on beta releases of the operating system. Is this a blessing for Apple, or simply a nuisance?"

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  1. Re:Apple is a hardware company by SpaceballsTheUserNam · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Profit margin on a software CD - ~100% x $99 = $98.94
    Profit margin on high end pc(generous) - ~20% x $2000 = $200
    Market-share of high end apples - ~2%
    Profit if 20% of computers ran OSX - alot more than they get now
    Profit if 60% of computers ran OSX - a whole lot more

    The look on Billy's face - priceless (even if he does have a 25% stake)

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