wired.com - 11/2/2009
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Mac OS X Leopard 10.6.2 will break your hackintosh. The forthcoming OS update will not run on the Intel Atom processor, a rather petty move from Apple which, if true, will break many netbooks which have been hacked to run as more than passable Macs.
This news comes from Stellarola, the ...
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 ...
engadget.com - 11/2/2009
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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 ...
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Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook ...
nytimes.com - 11/4/2009
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nytimes.com —
Following the lead of foreign regulators, New York’s
attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo , filed a federal...
antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel , the world’s largest chip maker. The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state and federal laws by ...
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Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
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Apple Killing Netbook Compatibility?
dailywireless.org —
Mac OS X Leopard 10.6.2, the forthcoming OS update, will not run on the Intel Atom processor, breaking many netbooks which have been hacked to run as Macs.
This news comes from Stellarola, a hacker who has ported the OS to many netbooks.
On January 14, 2009, the Gadget Lab site of Wired Magazine posted a video tutorial for installing Mac OS X on an MSI Wind netbook, but removed it following a complaint from Apple. Textual instructions remain that include an EULA violation disclaimer.
Exclusive: Apple Snow Leopard's Atom snubbing 'could be technical'
Techradar - All the latest technology news —
... TechRadar spoke to Chris Phin, Deputy Editor of MacFormat about the news and he was reticent to say that this was a deliberate attempt to block those who are flouting the company's licensing terms, rather something more technical-based. ...
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modmyi.com 11/3/2009 —
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 ...
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technologizer.com 11/3/2009 — Apple may be suing Mac clone merchant Psystar , but its policy towards individuals who install OS X on non-Apple hardware to create “Hackintoshes” seems to have been to ignore them rather than to frustrate them. That may be about to ...
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modmyi.com 28 days ago —
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Apple said to have axed Atom support from OS X 10.6.2 —
The Register 11/2/2009
Hackintosh netbook builders worried by lone blogger's claim Apple has axed support for Intel's Atom processor from the as-yet-unreleased Mac OS X 10.6.2, it has been claimed. If true, the move will hinder anyone keen to create a micro Mac laptop ...
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