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PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac ClonesHistorical revisionismApple killed the clone market because it d@mn near killed Apple as a business. Or don't you remember that Jobs was brought back on to save the company from bankruptcy?This stupid old Apple should become an OS vendor argument raises it's...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OSx86, Apple Inc., PC Industry Episode II, hardware, EFI emulator, PC, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

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News to know: University iPhones; Salesforce; Windows 7; Kindle app; DOJ

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Forget the Kindle; University "requires" iPhone Christopher Dawson: Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Apple: If you don't "do cheap", let someone else do it instead

A Dell Mini 9 can be easily transformed into a Mac OS X netbook as a Sunday afternoon project. Why won't Apple make the next logical jump -- make it legal? Photo: Gizmodo This weekend, Gizmodo blogger John Mahoney posted a step-by-step tutorial...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-22

Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?

There are a few things you need to know before hopping on the Psystar Mac clone bandwagon: You can't download a software update, which means patching is impossible. You'll never be a card-carrying member of the Apple ecosystem. And the hardware doesn't come close to the designs Apple offers. Those...

Tags: Software, Apple Inc., Computer, Psystar, Software Update, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Video: Psystar unboxing

In the blatant eye candy department, here's a video of the Psystar unboxed. It exists...really it does. Just don't try to update the software. More reading: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? Why I won't be...

Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-30

News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo

Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-22

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Attack, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-21