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Psystar will defy Mac OS X EULA by selling Mac clone?

article published on 17 April, 2008

Psystar got international attention from the media just days ago when it announced plans to manufacture and sell a $399 computer capable of running the Mac OS X operating system, which would openly defy the End-User License Agreement (EULA) of the Mac software. Since then the media has attempted to probe this company, with some strange results which include it changing its physical address ... [ read the full article ]

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navi1199
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 02:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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However, when tech enthusiasts checked for the physical address of the company on Psystar's website, they ran into a big problem. The first address found led them to a residential area, then the second address led them to a packing supply company which had never even heard of Psystar and now it lists an address about 10 miles from Miami International Airport.

@_@ these guys are sick... thats some crazy hacking going on lolololol only a matter of time till they come knocking on your door step hahahaa
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ripxrush
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 03:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well here are some other things like what apple is doing with its OS X there own iphone only on AT&T, ps3 games can be played on a wait for it ps# xbox360 games can be played on an xbox360 so it really isn't that different than other things, and the car thing would be more like if a part breaks you must buy the part from them!but it does work with the iphone! Apple has gotten good @ this little game of patents & minor things needed to run there shit! the funny thing is that M# sees the same thing & figures hey i can sell windows xp/vista to dual boot onto a mac & get there $ too! but Mac says no we are too good for your $ unless you have the status to spend $2000 on a computer every 2-3 years you cant run our stuff!
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susieqbbb
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 06:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't buy this.

Apple's machines are rigged by firmware so you cannot just install it on a clone look at osx86 they have to hack the computer to use bios emulation in order for the os to even boot on non apple computers.

I think this is bull.
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susieqbbb
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 06:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i would like to know where you are getting your information from i went to there web page and the open pro machine that runs mac os x is 999.99 not 399.99
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blu3man
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cant wait for apples response.
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stordoff
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 13:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
susieqbbb, EFI emulation is possible, and has been implemented with EFI v8, a free piece of software

However, the licence for this states:
"Redistribution and use in binary form for direct or indirect commercial purposes, with or without modification, is stricktly forbidden."

Author's Blog: http://netkas.org/?p=62
News Article: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/16/hacker_slams_mac_cloner/
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stordoff
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 13:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by susieqbbb:
 i would like to know where you are getting your information from i went to there web page and the open pro machine that runs mac os x is 999.99 not 399.99

You missed the Open Computer (non-pro). It is $399.99 and is exactly as described in this article
http://www.psystar.com/index.php?&page=s...emart&Itemid=72
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jony218
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_ 		17. April 2008 @ 15:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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open pro machine that runs mac os x is 999.99 not 399.99
, remember you need to convert from euros to dollars. You were probably reading the euro price. A common unavoidable mistake.
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