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Mac OS X 10.6.2 Will Block Atom Processors
Archeopteryx writes "According to Wired's 'Gadget Lab' blog, Snow Leopard's next update, OS X 10.6.2, will block the Atom processor and will disable many 'Hackintosh' netbooks. It is indeed true that OS X will run just fine on some netbooks if you install the right drivers and ktexts, but Apple's EULA has always specified that the license was applicable only to Apple hardware. There have always been processor types specified in OS X and that have to be worked around now for those who want to use an Atom or similar non-Apple-adopted processor, so this is likely no more than a hiccup on the road for the OSX86 crowd. But, it raises the question: is it time for Apple to sell a license for non-Apple hardware — priced accordingly of course — for those people who want OS X on platform types Apple has not yet adopted, like the netbook? The only reason OS X is not on my Eee is that I want to comply with the licensing terms. I could just pay for a license to use it."
With Windows 7, there is really no reason to choose Apple over Microsoft except for the fashion statement. ... ad nauseum.
Well except that Win 7 still has the virus protection to buy and the spyware protection to buy and the
Why bother
You didn't pay for it. You paid for an upgrade of OSX... for the copy that came with the Mac you never bought. You stole it.
Apple isn't going to sell you a freaking license for your generic PC.
Stop saying 'When is it going to happen?!@#!$' or 'They should sell it for generic PCs'.
They don't want your business. They want people who are willing to pay, not people who want to shoe horn OSX on to some POS craptop. They don't want to even joke about supporting random generic hardware. And unlike the typical combination of (insert random PC maker) and Microsoft, you actually CAN get support from Apple rather than 'its not our problem, its someone elses'.
Its fine that you don't want to buy a Mac but thats your choice, either buy one and run OS X or don't buy one and stop complaining. A MacBook Air isn't a whole lot different then a large netbook, and it weighs less then some I've seen sold as netbooks.
You have options, you just aren't willing to invest in one. Thats fine, but please stop with the 'OMG GIMME OSX ON GENERIC HARDWARE'.
No this isn't flamebait, regardless of how you feel, I speak for many people who are just tired of the same old chorus line from people unwilling to pay for something they want, but expect to get it anyway.
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They most certainly DO have the right. You have no right to tell them what they can and can't do with their own stuff.
You have the right to NOT BUY IT. They have the right to refuse you service. You can't legally buy OS X for something other than a Mac. It doesn't have to get to the EULA, its clearly stated on the outside of the box. It doesn't matter how ignorant you are. They don't even do the typical thing which is to put an EULA in the software that you can't read until you've opened the box and started the install process.
You don't get to tell them how to sell their product. They don't get to force you to buy it. You don't like their terms, tough shit. Stop your whining and pony up for a Mac or shut the fuck up. Run something you agree with.
Someone buying a copy of OS X for their PC is not an Apple customer as far as Apple is concerned, just like if you go to the grocery store and buy a gallon of milk, and steal a loaf of bread, they still have their rights. Buying one thing doesn't let you steal something else, regardless of what you think in your twisted little mind.
Really? Then why is there a court case involving that very thing? Software licenses DO hold up on court, GPL has proven that. Get over it.
If Apples' license isn't valid, neither is GPL, and I can take any GPL app and distribute binaries with proprietary code without any source.
You don't get to pick and choose when copyright is valid. Its either valid for everyone or it isn't. You don't get special rules.
Don't like Apple, DON'T USE THEIR SOFTWARE. Its that freaking simple. People like you are so freaking disconnected from logic and reality its not funny. Stop whining like a little bitch and face reality, if you want them to share with you, you have to respect their rules. Running OS X is not a right.
Don't like it? Change the law, until then, shut the fuck up, we're tired of the broken record.
Persistent Volume manager for Kubernetes - https://github.com/dwimsey/openshift-pvmanager
I wish Microsoft would quit selling its OS to any idiot who thinks they can cobble together hardware and sell it as a computer. I want a system integrated so that all the parts work together without having to worry about any conflicts, worked so well that I have to reboot or unplug hardware to get it to be recognized (as I am having with my digitial microscope camera). Also with a much more limited set of hardware I would expect my operating system to not slow down over time and randomly forget how to launch powerpoint (as happened today). My employer even tries to mitigate these problems by purchasing all the same models of crappy computer and rigidly enforcing what software we can have loaded. We get virus patches updated at lease 2x per week.
I would even be willing to help my employer pay more for this fully integrated hardware/software combination.
Thankfully I get to go home each day to my Macs.
Your logic falls over after the bit where you never BOUGHT the software in the first place. You paid for a license to use the software included in the box. Apple hasn't sold a single copy of OSX EVER. You've licensed this software and therefore agree to the terms of the license. If you don't agree, return the software.
And to those "but the EULA doesn't count because I couldn't read it before i bought it" people, the EULA is supposed to be available upon request, is available on apple's website, AND apple will let you return the purchase if you decline the EULA upon running the program.
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He probably hates rabid mac fanboys like yourself asshole. A MAc fan calling someone else gay, now THAT is funny!
Why shouldn't I be able to specify what happens with the software I write? Why shouldn't I be able to specify "you must run this on my hardware" as a condition of sale?
Explain to me why you should have this right at all. If you release it, it's out in public. I can understand that you have a right to be paid for the work you did, but as for control of something you've created, you don't have a leg to stand on.
Imagine if the wheel or fire were invented in the modern era. "No sir, you may not use 4 wheels on your vehicle. Our license agreement stipulates 2 wheels. Our policy is to prosecute anyone who tries to create 4 wheel vehicles". "No sir, you may not use your fire to warm your home. That is a misuse of your license and will be prosecuted. It's only to be used for cooking. We'll be unveiling the heating application next July at FireCon"
You have no right to ignore my rights as the software creator. You were free to not buy my software.
What exactly gave you those rights you claim?
Really. I'd like to see a good reason. All I've ever seen is "I bought it, I can do what I want". Basically "I want".
Exactly the argument you're making. I made it! I sold it! I want to still have control over it after I've sold it!
That always ignores the other half, Apple's rights.
Last I checked (ignoring promotions) companies don't give away their stuff. They're compensated for its use.
Why shouldn't Apple have the ability to specify conditions of sale.
Because it stiffles progress. Because it's wasteful. Because it's childish. Because in most cases doing so will not make them any more money but will hamper use of their product.
You're free to accept or decline, it's a contract. Apple isn't a monopoly on the computer market, it's perfectly possible to use a computer without having to buy any Apple hardware/software.
Yeah, until they patent something and kill competition that way...but that's a whole other kind of evil.
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What a load of shit. Yeah, you are the first person on slashdot to diss Apple. Look Microsoft, go fuck of to neowin, we don't need your kind of bullshit here.
I have owned lots of latops, have 2 brand new ones from work, a hp and a dell. Not the cheapest of the lot, not the most expensive. I would put my mac up against those machines, any day and do. They often dont' sleep properly, and they take ONE minute to sleep when they do, whereas my mac sleeps in less than a second, wakes up in a second to.
I pay extra for that, and a 1000 other things that Apple have done to make working with computers a pleasure again.