Run Mac OS X On Non-Apple Hardware, With a Dongle 536
An anonymous reader points out Gizmodo's review of a USB dongle, made by a company called Efix, which allows for an effort-free transformation of a non-Apple computer into one that runs Mac OS X. According to the reviewer, the transformation is perfect (aside from a few quirks he describes as "trivial"); the included screenshots sure make it seem that way, too. The dongle costs $155, and works only on a subset of PC hardware. Non-Apple machines running OS X will no doubt make Apple unhappy, though, so, the reviewer concludes, "it's understandable if you wanna approach this with caution."
Mac vs. PC (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps this will inspire a new "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercial, with the PC donning a strap-on.
Or not.
The Future of Efix's Dongles... (Score:0, Funny)
My name is *High Powered Apple Lawyer* This piece of papers says we now own your souls. Would everyone please line up on this platform and proceed down the plank into the meat grinder.
Sincerely,
Apple.
(The following day a new 'security update' is released to Mac OS X rendering the dongles useless.)
Re:Weird turnabout (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mac vs. PC (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I just ordered one!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Weird turnabout (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I just ordered one!! (Score:5, Funny)
I see it as Win-Win.
Isn't it more of a Mac-Mac?
(I'm so sorry, but I couldn't resist.)
Exactly. (Score:5, Funny)
That's why Dell went under years ago, before they'd ever even really gotten started.
Re:Fear the fruit! (Score:2, Funny)
Apple Computers has plenty of lawyers in England. Just ask Apple Records.
Re:Weird turnabout (Score:5, Funny)
And that, children, is where the Iceweasel [geticeweasel.org] came from.
Re:I just ordered one!! (Score:5, Funny)
In ~25 years, one board with 6 caps that look like they were installed in reverse. It was an industrial motherboard. I plugged it in and they popped and shot flames a couple inches high before smoking out. Totally freaking awesome.
I've also seen the battery in an Amiga 3000 explode and spew acid all over. Lots of little acid-chewed holes in that motherboard.
And once I had the RAM in a Dell PE2650 actually melt. Burned itself black and started to drip. Again, totally freaking awesome.
Re:I just ordered one!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I just ordered one!! (Score:3, Funny)
And Vista Ultimate cost what?
actually, the real cost is in the aggravation and lost productivity time waiting for it to delete files...