[X4U] OS X On Generic PC Hardware

[Randy B. Singer]

Putting aside the legalities, I was wondering what folks thought  
about this.  Apparently after a lot of  work, a group has managed to  
hack OSX to run on generic x86 hardware.

http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/build-a-hackintosh-mac-for- 
under-800-321913.php

http://lifehacker.com/software/benchmarks/hackintosh-vs-mac-pro-vs- 
macbook-pro-benchmarks-322866.php

It seems that with an $800 investment you can build a computer that  
runs OSX roughly as well as a $2500 Mac Pro.

What do folks think that the repercussions of being able to do this  
will be?  (Clearly building your own Mac isn't for everyone, just as  
building your own Windows PC isn't for every Windows user.  It may be  
that even though you can build your own Mac that very few users will  
actually undertake to do so.)

I'm wondering  how hard Apple will come down on the "OSx86 Project."

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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