I really hope they get on the ball with this. Mac is vastly superior to pc, but in order to get an affordable gaming rig I had to go with a Vista machine. I hate it, but couldn't afford the Mac/Macbook Pro. Then, just days after I get it, I hear about Psystar. That was seriously messed up, and for my sake, I hoped they wouldn't make it. But of course they did, and so I wasted my money buying something from Microsoft. But if I could run Mac on this thing, it would be totally worth it, no matter how much slower it is. So all I have to say is go EFiX, and hurry up!!!
Your post shows that you don't even know anything about macs, yet are praising them as great. Is it from the ADVERTISEMENTS or word of mouth from people who saw advertisements?
What are you talking about, elaborate. That I heard about them? Personal experience. And you can look at the statistics, mac runs vista faster than on a native vista machine. There was even a write-up in popular mechanics. Plus their UI looks better and is easier to use. What are you talking about?
Well, from the videos on cnet, I could do it myself, but it isn't legal. Of course there are many reasons for apple not to sue me, many of them the same reason psystar isn't dead. But as far as I know there hasn't even been an attempt at them, and I assume this will be the same. And personally, I would rather not be sued by apple.
"And you can look at the statistics, mac runs vista faster than on a native vista machine"
You are only a tiny bit correct there.
A MacBook Pro beat several other laptops in one test. I think it was done by PCWorld, but I could be very wrong about who did it. The point is, that was a limited test, and the results have long since been surpassed. See, windows machines, because of constant competition between brands, get spec bumps all the time, instead of once or twice a year like macs.
Its against the license agreement, its not against the law. If you do it yourself or buy it from psystar or use EFI-X, you are breaking the same license agreement.
At Eh: So if I decided to get a computer from psystar, and apple all of a sudden went psycho and started suing anyone that had an illegal version of Mac OS, then I would be in the same boat as anyone that installed it themselves
At Jakob Henner: I thought the EULAs were law, as far as if you violated them you could be sued for it, and convicted, with serious fines/sentences. Isn't that the whole debate over this thing and the MP3 pirating thing??? Just asking, 'cause I don't know
They could only take you to small claims court for possible damages (which would be tiny since its for personal use). There are no fines or jail sentences for breaking a license agreement. Piracy is totally different, and this isnt piracy since you can use the retail disc or make your own patched disc.
At Eh: So the EULAs are basically just imaginary? As long as its for personal use I can make my own hackintosh for little or no penalty??? I doubt they would really do anything, but what would happen? I probably wouldn't be allowed to use Mac again, but anything else? And while I'm actually using the system, what would the limitations be, besides no auto updates? Basically, what would the problems and/or limitations of a hackintosh be???
actually it's technically legit if you go out and buy OSX retail and install it and replace the vanilla kernel with a hacked kernel. it's not illegal since you do have a licensed copy.
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I really hope they get on the ball with this. Mac is vastly superior to pc, but in order to get an affordable gaming rig I had to go with a Vista machine. I hate it, but couldn't afford the Mac/Macbook Pro. Then, just days after I get it, I hear about Psystar. That was seriously messed up, and for my sake, I hoped they wouldn't make it. But of course they did, and so I wasted my money buying something from Microsoft. But if I could run Mac on this thing, it would be totally worth it, no matter how much slower it is. So all I have to say is go EFiX, and hurry up!!!
Your post shows that you don't even know anything about macs, yet are praising them as great. Is it from the ADVERTISEMENTS or word of mouth from people who saw advertisements?
If you seriously hoped for a company not to make a product only to justify your purchase, then you're a tool.
Also, if you are so desperate, try to do it yourself.
http://www.osx86project.org/
What are you talking about, elaborate. That I heard about them? Personal experience. And you can look at the statistics, mac runs vista faster than on a native vista machine. There was even a write-up in popular mechanics. Plus their UI looks better and is easier to use. What are you talking about?
Well, from the videos on cnet, I could do it myself, but it isn't legal. Of course there are many reasons for apple not to sue me, many of them the same reason psystar isn't dead. But as far as I know there hasn't even been an attempt at them, and I assume this will be the same. And personally, I would rather not be sued by apple.
"And you can look at the statistics, mac runs vista faster than on a native vista machine"
You are only a tiny bit correct there.
A MacBook Pro beat several other laptops in one test. I think it was done by PCWorld, but I could be very wrong about who did it. The point is, that was a limited test, and the results have long since been surpassed. See, windows machines, because of constant competition between brands, get spec bumps all the time, instead of once or twice a year like macs.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/4258725.html
heres the one that i was talking about from popular mechanics. not quite what i said it would be but oh well. god i dont see why its such a big deal. its just my opinion
Its against the license agreement, its not against the law. If you do it yourself or buy it from psystar or use EFI-X, you are breaking the same license agreement.
That's the problem, people think Apple words ARE law.
Yeah, if you had my computer, and all the problems I had, you would see why I don't like Vista and all of its compatibility issues.
At Eh: So if I decided to get a computer from psystar, and apple all of a sudden went psycho and started suing anyone that had an illegal version of Mac OS, then I would be in the same boat as anyone that installed it themselves
At Jakob Henner: I thought the EULAs were law, as far as if you violated them you could be sued for it, and convicted, with serious fines/sentences. Isn't that the whole debate over this thing and the MP3 pirating thing??? Just asking, 'cause I don't know
They could only take you to small claims court for possible damages (which would be tiny since its for personal use). There are no fines or jail sentences for breaking a license agreement. Piracy is totally different, and this isnt piracy since you can use the retail disc or make your own patched disc.
At Eh: So the EULAs are basically just imaginary? As long as its for personal use I can make my own hackintosh for little or no penalty??? I doubt they would really do anything, but what would happen? I probably wouldn't be allowed to use Mac again, but anything else? And while I'm actually using the system, what would the limitations be, besides no auto updates? Basically, what would the problems and/or limitations of a hackintosh be???
At Gaz: What? you talking to me? if so, sorry, i only meant to rank my own
actually it's technically legit if you go out and buy OSX retail and install it and replace the vanilla kernel with a hacked kernel. it's not illegal since you do have a licensed copy.
At wasabi: Thanks, I'll have to try that
For $50 more you could have gotten an XP machine.