I've wondered about this, is there a ROM on the apple motherboards that the install dvd looks for? If all you have to do is patch a few software files on the DVD to get it to run on a similar chipset, is there any real hardware difference from mac to any other machine?
Mike On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Steve Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > > Well it seems to have hit the tech guys this weekend. > > > > Here is Cnet's photo review of the machines. > > > > They are also calling it a "clone." It is not a clone. It would have to > replicate the electronic and digital architecture and design to be a clone. > It is but a typical Windows machine that is running some software to enable > it to emulate a Macintosh. It has been done before, just not for commercial > purposes. > > The Mac OS license issues, which is the only area that Apple can attack > the maker on, are vague. Apparently, the Mac OS license agreement allows > for using their OS only on computers that are Apple "labeled." The license > does not stipulate either "made by" or "sold by." Even if Apple can make > the vague "labeled" thing stick, how much can they show they are being > damaged financially through each Leopard install CD being sold by the maker? > Apple cannot claim the retail value of the OS disc, only their costs > associated with each. > > Steve > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
