engadget.com - 19 days ago
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Well, it looks like reports that Apple might be killing Atom support in the next Snow Leopard update may have been slightly overblown, as the latest developer build of OS X 10.6.2 (10C535) has apparently restored support for the processor and simultaneously brightened the spirits of ...
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electronista.com - 20 days ago
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electronista.com —
Word that Apple had disabled Atom support in
a Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta seed may have
been premature, an update from the same discoverer says. A newer build, 10C535, now appears to have brought the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may ...
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New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
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Perhaps Apple won't block Atom support after all
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... netbooks by MSI, Dell and ASUS for their low cost and modest energy consumption. Hackintosh owners were disappointed.
Shortly after that report was published, Electronista noted that a newly-released build of 10.6.2 (10C535) brought it back. Of course, we're talking about "support" for hackintoshes in a developer build of the OS, so keep that in mind.
The moral of the story: Apple can kill this when ever they please, so have fun while you can.
[Via Engadget] TUAWPerhaps Apple won't block Atom support after all originally ...
Atom support back in Mac OS X, Hackintosh netbooks not dead after all
Download Squad —
... explanations come to mind: removing Atom support could have been a bug, or it could have been an intentional, yet temporary, measure. On the other hand, maybe flipping the Atom switch back on is temporary. We really don't know, because Apple hasn't commented. The company is notorious for taking measures to keep its OS running exclusive on Macintosh hardware, so this could still go either way. For now, though, enjoy having a netbook with the very latest build of OS X [via Engadget] Atom support back in Mac OS X, Hackintosh netbooks not dead after all originally ...
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