Posted 11/11/2008 at 6:31:54pm | by
Roberto BaldwinThis week we marvel at the workmanship of a Hackintosh netbook, share our thoughts on the best, and worst, Apple laptops and peer pressure Ray into buying an eMate off of eBay. Plus, we wish we all ha ...
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Posted 11/11/2008 at 12:27:44pm | by
Danny Estrada
Modder transforms Windows netbook into MacBook nano. Inspires weekend Hackintosh projects. Check out the before and after pics are the jump.
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Posted 10/20/2008 at 6:15:52pm | by
Florence Ion
Both parties in the Apple vs. Psystar case have agreed to resolve outside of court, in lieu of a trial.
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Posted 09/19/2008 at 5:10:01pm | by
Florence Ion
Lego Hackintosh raises the Apple mod bar.
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Posted 08/27/2008 at 1:02:26pm | by
Roberto Baldwin
Unauthorized Apple Clone maker,
Psystar struck back at Apple's complaint that the tiny company is violating its OS X end-user license agreement by selling non-Apple hardware with OS X on it.
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
Posted 07/29/2008 at 10:47:25pm | by Mac|Life Staff Member
The Mac|Life staff chat about Defective by Design's protest plans and wonder what's the appropriate course of action by the group. App Store apps have allegedly been hacked and another clone maker tea ...
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Posted 07/28/2008 at 3:53:33pm | by
Florence Ion
Last week, we reported that another Mac clone, manufactured by Open Tech, had surfaced. Today, ComputerWorld is reporting that the company won’t be pre-installing Mac OS X and that the liability should fall on the consumer rather than the manufacturer.
Open Tech argues that Apple’s end-user license agreement (EULA) states that buyers can purchase a legitimate copy of Mac OS X and install it on non-Apple hardware. Therefore, Apple’s still making profit off of the operating system rather than the hardware. Apple’s EULA clearly states otherwise.
The company also announced the price of its machines. Open Tech Home and Open Tech XT will sell for $620 and $1,200 respectively. The machines are pretty legit (perhaps too legit?...to quit?) and include some pretty beefy specs. But, Open Tech’s “free-for-all” computer philosophy will undoubtedly infuriate Apple.
We should also note that Open Tech completely revamped their homepage and it sucks. It’s good to be open! is their new slogan. Where is an eye rolling emoticon when you need one?
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Posted 07/21/2008 at 4:16:01pm | by
Florence Ion
Open Tech recently announced its free-for-all computer line-up. That’s right—a computer that supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS (Specifically, Leopard). The computers are fully customizable and contain some pretty impressive specs, including a 3.4GHz Dual Processor and 3GB of DDR2 Ram. No price tag is available, but one must be curious as to how much the company will offer for these seemingly impeccable machines.
In the wake of last week’s Psystar debacle, it seems almost ridiculous that another company would promote a Mac clone. Psystar's distribution warehouse is now on the market for $4.6 Million. That might have something to do with Apple unleashing its lawyers and Psystar losing its nerve. Such a fate could also befall Open Tech if they don’t stop toting their “meant to be open” mantra.
Of course, there is always the off chance that Open Tech is a complete hoax. After all, the website was made with freewebs.com (seriously?), the web store barely loads and there are no direct links to email either the company, or their PR offices.
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