On 2006-11-08, Ian Hilliard <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> OS X: Hacked to Run on White Box PCs?
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>> | A computer researcher has reportedly 'unlocked' the protected binaries
>> | deep inside the core of Mac OS X that prevent the OS from running on
>> | non-Apple PCs, Fox News reports.
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>> http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=6697
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>> Just 3 days ago:
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>> Apple Places Encrypted Binaries in Mac OS X
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>> | A computer researcher has made public information that Apple
>> | Computer has encrypted at the binary level critical parts of
>> | its Mac OS X operating system.
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>> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2050907,00.asp
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> Steve Jobs must be really afraid of flying chairs. I see no other reason why
> he is making so much effort to stop people putting OSX onto PC's as long as
> they buy a license.
Jobs won't get to gouge on the hardware end, either, if the OS will run
on any PC.
No doubt he's also sort of attached to his head and would rather not
have to worry about things like chairs banging into it.
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Microsoft may not be the root of all evil, but it's not for lack of
trying.
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