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engadget.com - 11/2/2009

Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook hackintoshers in next Snow Leopard release?

— engadget.com — 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 ... (more) Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook ...

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modmyi.com - 11/3/2009

10.6.2 Breaks Hackintosh Atom Netbooks: Reports

— modmyi.com — If you have a netbook with Intel's Atom processor that's running Snow Leopard, you may want to... be careful about loading the coming 10.6.2 update. Users with access to the latest developer build of the maintenance release have noted changes that disable support for Atom processors, the ... (more) 10.6.2 Breaks Hackintosh Atom Netbooks: Reports

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modmyi.com - 11/1/2009

Report: Apple Should Get a Move On with $600 Tablet

— modmyi.com — Image via Apple I don't want to be one who tries to tell Apple what to do.... And fortunately, I don't have to. A new study published by shopping site Retrevo does it for me. And I think it's safe to say most Apple fans would agree with the consensus presented. The study, of which a ... (more) Report: Apple Should Get a Move On with $600 Tablet

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RUMOR: Apple to quash unauthorized netbook use by disabling Atom support in Mac OS X 10.6.2
MacDailyNews — ... Snow Leopard from running on systems with Atom processors. No official Apple products use the low-cost, low-power chip from Intel. For now, users on unauthorized Atom machines are recommended to stay with Mac OS X 10.6.1," Oliver reports. "'You can't help but suspect this move is Apple's attempt at shutting down the growing and popular Hackintosh Netbook community, since Apple has no product line that runs the Atom itself,' the report said," Oliver reports. More in the full article here . ...

Apple blocking Atom support in OS X 10.6.2
SlashGear — ... companies such as Psystar who attempt to sell OS X based non-Apple computers.  Apple does not have any Atom machines in its own line-up, and if recent rumors are true are unlikely to have any Intel Moorestown based machines at any point in the near future. Current advice to Hackint0sh users is to stick with OS X 10.6.1 and wait for the developer community to tweak Atom-blocking out of future versions of the OS.  Apple themselves are yet to comment on the rumors. [via Apple Insider] ...

Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6.2: Update disables Intel Atom support
PR News: — ... As reported from Apple Insider, it is thought that Apple are keen to put an end to the growing ‘Hackintosh’ Netbook community that has been making use of altered copies of Snow Leopard. ...