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Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - btfc - 10-23-2009

"The company's latest invention is Rebel EFI, a product sold exclusively through Psystar's company store for the "special price" of $50. It claims to offer the ability to run up to six operating systems (including Mac OS X Snow Leopard) on six different hard drives on the same computer."




http://www.pcworld.com/article/174224/psystar_selling_software_to_run_mac_os_on_generic_hardware.html?tk=rss_news


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - freeradical - 10-23-2009

"Psystar claims--through the use of legally-binding boldface--that it is "not responsible for possible data loss due to installation or use of Rebel EFI." "


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - anonymouse1 - 10-23-2009

Rebadging of generally available software.


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - M A V I C - 10-23-2009

freeradical wrote:
"Psystar claims--through the use of legally-binding boldface--that it is "not responsible for possible data loss due to installation or use of Rebel EFI." "

Same with just about every other software EULA.


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - GeneL - 10-23-2009

So, if I purchased a relatively inexpensive tablet computer and installed OSX, would the tablet features still work?


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - sekker - 10-23-2009

GeneL wrote:
So, if I purchased a relatively inexpensive tablet computer and installed OSX, would the tablet features still work?

Some aspects would work, but you'd probably need some special drivers to make it fully compatible.


Re: Psystar Selling Software to Run Mac OS on Generic Hardware - GeneL - 10-24-2009

Thanks sekker. It was just a thought, but not much chance that I'll do anything about it.