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To take a real example from an entirely other sphere, one may not sell real estate with conditions as to its use or future sale. If Apple can limit use of it's OS to Apple hardware, can we then expect at some point to see DVDs of movies bearing labels indicating that they may be played only on a Sony player or viewed only on an LG television? Or perhaps hotdog weiners sold on the stipulation that they only be placed in a specific bakery's buns?
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Though it seems to have become all the rage to sell software that will function only on specific hardware or via specific other software, I do not think a legal or ethical argument can be made to support the notion that a licensor can dictate the licensee's (legal) end use of the product. The dubious ethics here lie with Apple, not the consumer who buys its product. Have you built a Hackintosh, or do you have plans to do so? Post your comments below… Whatever you do, don’t bring your Hackintosh to the Apple store and ask the guys at the Genius Bar for tech support. I doubt that Apple would send goons in dark glasses to your door for building one, but if you started a business of selling custom-built Hackintosh computers, all bets are off.īuilding a Frankenstein-esque machine can always lead to potential problems and nightmares with troubleshooting. Although there is no record of the company seeking prosecution against Hackintosh builders, the ethics of building one is questionable. Apple’s End User License Agreement states that Apple software is to be run on Apple hardware. The biggest issue is the ongoing debate of the legality of embarking on such a task.
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There also seems to be a problem with drivers not loading or being recognized which means there is a chance that some peripherals will not work correctly. Some Hackintoshers claim they built their machines using standard Intel motherboards. One issue is the debate about the motherboard. Sounds great, right? Well there are a couple of issues with Hackintosh machines, as evidenced by various message boards and tech forums. So even if we generously add $400 for a spiffy flat-panel monitor, the Hackintosh comes in at about $1000 cheaper. That includes a 20-inch LCD monitor, which is not included in Pash’s configuration. I looked at the Apple Store, and a similarly equipped iMac goes for $2200. Pash claims that if you can snap Legos together, you can do build a hotrod PC running Leopard for under $800.
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Once installed, there is a post install patch that has to be applied.Īdam Pash, a senior editor for Lifehacker, has step-by-step instructions for building a Hackintosh. After this disk format, the installation of the OS is just a series of clicks in a graphical interface. The install will begin by loading the Disk Utility, which will let you format the disk so that Leopard can be loaded.
Once the patch is installed, the OS can be installed from the DVD. With the patched version one can install Leopard straight to a PC with the help of a text editor to run commands. A “patched” Leopard install DVD is needed.
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Next comes the trickier part, getting Mac OS X Leopard installed on the machine. In BIOS, you can set the DVD as the primary boot drive. Once you have everything properly connected and seated, the PC should boot up into BIOS. Essentials required are a chassis (to house the innards) an Intel motherboard, a hard drive, memory (RAM), a video adapter and a DVD drive. PC parts and kits to build your own are available at several online stores and can be purchased on the cheap at eBay. The easier part of embarking on such a task is probably the build-your-own PC part. Some do it to save a buck, (Apple hardware being notoriously more costly), some enjoy stickin' it to The Man, while others do it just for sheer techie cred.
Why would anyone do it? Well, reasons vary.
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