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1. Comment - Mac OS X 10.4.5 for Intel Cracked

   (Feb 26, 2006 - 11:47 AM)

   The thing is, exluding the Power PC processor, the hardware that consisting an Apple Mac can be found running in a PC. Even under x86 the sound card, graphics card & motherboard are PC compatible, the only real difference is the Intel board that Apple are using has an EFI boot chip instead of a BIOS.
   
   I think that the main bone of contention is that we could possibly purchase all the hardware to make a 100% OSXx86 compatible PC including OSX 10.4.5 from an online retailer cheaper than purchasing the ready built unit from an Apple Store.

2. Comment - Mac OS X 10.4.5 for Intel Cracked

   (Feb 26, 2006 - 11:35 AM)

   I had an idea, why doesn't Apple create a standard for hardware which OSX would run on, in order to sell the OS as a standalone product, much like the IBM PC compatible standard, Apple could set a Mac PC compatible standard.
   
   Then I realized, IBM no longer makes PC's as the likes of Dell, Compaq / HP, Gateway, even home builds made IBM's PC operation unprofitable, forcing the sale of their PC division to the Chinese company Lenovo, Apple would go the way of IBM, more realistically, SEGA, transitioning from a Hardware company to software