engadget.com - 11/2/2009
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Nobody said running a netbook hackintosh would be easy -- but nobody said they'd make it this hard. Apple is currently engaged in a war of compatibility with Palm and, if the developer build of Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 is any indication, the Atom processor is next on the smack down list. ...
osxdaily.com - 11/2/2009
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osxdaily.com —
It’s not out in the wild yet, but
10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the...
Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if ...
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Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...
brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 10/28/2009
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Those Get-a-Mac spots aren't cheap, but they deliver
a lot of bang for the buck Photo: Apple...
Inc.. Apple ( AAPL ) shells out a ton of money for advertising. In fiscal 2009 it spent $501 million, according to the 10-K form filed Tuesday. ...
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Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
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Mac OS X 10.6.2 Drops Atom Processor Support
Cult of Mac —
... device Jan. 19, although the unit is described as being designed more to deliver media than as a general purpose computer. The Cupertino, Calif. company has always pointed to its iPhone or iPod touch as better alternatives to the netbook for Mac fans. [Via Engadget ] Posted by ...
Rumor: OS X update kills Intel Atom compatibility
Liliputing —
... may want to stick with version 10.6.1 when the update is available. If you’re using OS X Leopard 10.5.8, there’s a goo change you’ll want to hold off on updating to 10.5.9 when that update is out, as it’s likely to have problems as well.
Of course, the OSx86 community is full of hackers with bright ideas, so this may just be a temporary roadbump for hackintosh netbook enthusiasts. But it’s too early to say for sure.
via Engadget and OS X Daily
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Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil netbook OS X booting
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... the Atom CPU is gone. Either the hackintosh owners will have to run Mac OS X 10.6.1 for the foreseeable future, or some enterprising hacker will build a patch to add Atom support back to the upcoming OS release.
Like the current syncing struggle between iTunes 9 and the Palm Pre, this may turn into a tit-for-tat battle between Apple and the hackintosh community -- or it might be the end of the road for Mac OS X on the featherlight PCs.
[via Engadget, OS X Daily] TUAWMac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil ...
Apple To Kill The Hackintosh Netbook Dream?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... to OS X Daily, Apple could be killing support for the Intel Atom processor (the small processor that makes many netbooks tick) with the next Mac OS X 10.6 update (10.6.2). If you have a Intel Atom Hackintosh netbook, we'd advise that you not update to the next iteration of Snow Leopard until this information can be verified. Or you could just wait until the Hackintosh community comes up with a new way to boot your netbook with Snow Leopard. OS X Daily via Engadget
Apple disabling Atom support in Mac OS X 10.6.2?
Macsimum News —
... If the developer build of Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 is any indication, Intel’s Atom processor is next on the “smack down list,” reports Engadget. “Word on coder street is that the upcoming revision of OS X will kill support for Intel’s little powerhouse,” the article adds. ...
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