Apple's latest build for Mac OS X has been changed to not run on Intel's Atom processors, much to the dismay of the 'hackintosh' community that specialise in running the operating system on PCs.
Rumours of the change surfaced earlier in the month after the release of the developer build, and users have confirmed that this is the case.
One of the favourite tricks of the hackintosh brigade has been running OS X on netbooks, but Apple has now cut that off with build 10.6.2, which will not run on computers that use an Atom processor.
This rules out the majority of netbooks, with Intel's low-power chip the industry standard for the low-cost, small form-factor computers.
Anti-Atomic
According to Tom's Hardware, Atom powered PCs that try to run the latest Mac OS X either fail to boot or go into a reboot loop.
Obviously Apple would prefer nobody to put its proprietary operating system on anything but its own computers, and the company has fought for years to cut off non-official systems.
However, systems that use Intel processors that are not Atom will apparently not be affected.
Via Tom's Hardware
Your comments (2) Click to add a new comment
torrentblaze
November 13th 2009
2. Steve Jobs wasn't voted "CEO of the decade" for nothing. His business model is legendary, he's not doing it to annoy you; he's doing this to prepare you.
This tablet that he's about to release, is going to be his legacy at Apple inc. The best part is that he's probably going to listen to the public and make this the most affordable Mac.... ever!
Alert a moderator
d4lien
November 11th 2009
1. To be fair their licensing is clear on the matter.
Thou shalt not install OSX on anything other than an Apple if you want their sandbox and support.
Alert a moderator
Tell us what you think
You need to Log in or register to post comments