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Atom support back in Mac OS X, Hackintosh netbooks not dead after all
We recently reported some bad news for Hackintosh enthusiasts: Apple's upcoming OS update, OS X 10.6.2, had removed support for Intel Atom processors. None of Apple's hardware uses Atom, but some of the most popular netbooks do, so that news affected a big chunk of the unauthorized OS X installs out there. With the latest developer build of 10.6.2, though, Apple seems to have flip-flopped and reintroduced Atom support.A couple of possible explanations come to mind: removing Atom support could have been a bug, or it could have been an intentional, yet temporary, measure. On the other hand, maybe flipping the Atom switch back on is temporary. We really don't know, because Apple hasn't commented. The company is notorious for taking measures to keep its OS running exclusive on Macintosh hardware, so this could still go either way. For now, though, enjoy having a netbook with the very latest build of OS X
[via Engadget]
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Subscribe to commentsSlappyNov 5th 2009 9:52PM
jesus, one blogger misreports something and all of a sudden blah blah blah.
What is wrong with your headline
SpedioneNov 6th 2009 6:12AM
They didn't misreport anything. In one of the previous dev builds of 10.6.2, Atom support was gone. But the next build re-introduced it.
MysteriusNov 6th 2009 9:46PM
What is Apple's incentive to support Atom for OSX, I wonder, if they don't need to?
(I presume that, for Apple, not pissing off hackers is no incentive at all.)
wormyNov 9th 2009 12:46PM
One incentive would be to introduce people to Mac OS. Remember, the majority has never touched it because the cost of entry is just too high. People want a cheap way to try it out and see if they like it before risking lots of money on an expensive Mac desktop. A netbook serves that purpose. Apple would be wise to learn from Microsoft: if you can't sell them hardware, sell them software.