Comments on: Upcoming Snow Leopard Update Disables Atom Processor Support

By: Apple iSlate Tablet

Apple iSlate Tablet — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:05:05 +0000

This is definitely being done to compete with their rumored tablet.

By: .:: The PsyTech News Blog ::. » Blog Archive » 10.6.2 Breaks Hackintosh Atom Netbooks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:18:00 +0000

[...] observers see the latest salvo in the war as a direct shot at competitors with low-cost netbooks. Others have suggested it may be yet another sign of the imminent Apple tablet’s arrival. The device has long been [...]

By: TexasYellowDog

TexasYellowDog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:02 +0000

In the US, the first sale doctrine allows you to do pretty much anything you want with your purchase. An after the sale EULA cannot convert a sale into a license. EULAs have been declared invalid many times in US courts; one of the most recent involves a suit by Autodesk against the resale of AutoCAD.
Now if Apple gets you to sign (not click) a license before purchase, they would have some say over the matter.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:42:42 +0000

And hey, look at that, nothing going on after all, except likely a bug. Works fine now:

http://stellarola.tumblr.com/post/225234492/10-6-2-kills-atom-and-other-news-updated

Funny thing is the guy reported this without even downloading the latest 10.6.2 build to verify it was a problem. The version he talks about that is working fine now was released on October 28th. So not only did everyone get riled up by someone breaking an NDA, but it’s likely someone who doesn’t even have direct access to the dev seeds from Apple.

By: Sajid Nawaz Khan

Sajid Nawaz Khan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:31 +0000

Illegal in your country or just generally? Can you elaborate, I’m perplexed!

By: Red

Red — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:06:21 +0000

There is a difference between not supporting x hardware and disabling users using x hardware. Though I’m not surprised considering they killed support for PowerPC when snow leopard came out…

By: TexasYellowDog

TexasYellowDog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:15:59 +0000

@Sajid Nawaz Khan – the EULA is not legal.

By: Howie Isaacks

Howie Isaacks — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:01:50 +0000

You’re right. People get stirred up way too fast.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:41:57 +0000

I’ve posted elsewhere about this too, but basically I’m going to wait and see before getting the tar and feathers ready.

For right now, there isn’t any proof that:
1. This was deliberate.
2. This is nothing more then a code optimization that works only on Intel Core family of processors.
3. This will even be a part of 10.6.2.

All the blogosphere has is one statement by one OS X hacker that in their own words claims that “Apple has changed around a lot of CPU related information”, and it’s blown up to “OMFG, Apple is killing hackintoshes!!!”

Besides, Apple has never supported hackintoshes in the first place. They have no responsibility to anyone running the OS on non Apple hardware. If you get it working, great.

By: Howie Isaacks

Howie Isaacks — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:34:13 +0000

This story is getting so old! Apple should not have to support EVERY hardware configuration. Part of what makes the Mac so great is that Apple is able to custom design the OS and the hardware to work well together. If you want to have a hackintosh, then you need to understand that from time to time, Apple is going to break your compatibility. Complaining about it is stupid. You made the choice. You can live with it.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:27:14 +0000

If there were a technical reason why Atom processors could not run the software I would be OK with that, but it seems rather Microsoftian to block processors not used in Apple machines.

I do like the adverts. Some of them stretch the truth a little, but that is no worse than advertising that you can get a burger for $1, and showing some person handing over $1. We all know that it is total BS in states that have sales tax on restaurant foods. Ads such as these are not permitted in places like the UK, because they are considered false advertising.

Windows 7 looks nice, but it was a PITA to upgrade from Windows XP using the upgrade media that I pre-ordered. If you want to make a completely clean start and not copy your data back to the partition then you have to hack the registry to get it working. Apple could have a field day with that one. To upgrade from XP you have to:

1. Download and run the advisor
2. Download and run the easy transfer client to backup data to an external drive
3. Erase the drive
4. Install Windows 7 without key or activation
5. Run the easy transfer client restore data from an external drive
6. Activate

If you did not use the easy transfer because you wanted a CLEAN install then you are told that you cannot use the upgrade key. Paul Thurrott on Winsupersite.com has a work around that requires you hack the Windows 7 installation and fool it in to thinking it is a full version.

Compare that you Apple who allow you to upgrade to Snow Leopard for $30. True, this is supposed to be from Leopard because they offer a Tiger pack with iLife and iWork, but realistically I do not think they care because they did not implement anything to stop you. I already had Leopard, and am still using leopard because SL broke too many of my apps.

By: cc

cc — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:43 +0000

“chevy and apple will become very similar”

Apples are Apples, but Chevys will ALWAYS be lemons!

By: Sajid Nawaz Khan

Sajid Nawaz Khan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:34:38 +0000

+1 Yes, I think we can all agree that the Windows bashing has gone on for far too long. However I can’t imagine Apple stopping these adverts – their sales information probably suggests that most consumers are switching after viewing these.

By: tremwar

tremwar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:34:19 +0000

I don’t see why Apple would do this, they could simply program some kind of performance disadvantage for hardware falling under an apple-non-proprietary class of drivers… then promote their operating systems as holding a major advantage while running on apple machines. That way, Apple could still make decent sales on their os software, while at the same time encouraging users to shift over to apple on the next computer purchase. Dissing Windows 7 is childish, and should be saved for competing fabric softeners brands, not serious computer business.

By: Sajid Nawaz Khan

Sajid Nawaz Khan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:44:39 +0000

Hobbyists will continue to produce hackintoshes, after all, you can’t stop them tinkering around! Unsure whether this will have a profound effect on sales; those who already do this are unlikely to throw in the towel and buy genuine hardware instead.

@TexasYellowDog – From my understanding, your legal OSX license only permits you to install it on ‘Apple branded hardware’.

By: Sjay

Sjay — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:47:10 +0000

Now Apple started to pay Google (AdWords) to show their advertisement for Windows7 keywords. It seems like Apple thinks Windows 7 is a challenge for them . This is funny!

http://crazzycool.blogspot.com/2009/11/apple-paying-google-to-beat-windows-7.html