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Psystar drops bomb.  Sells software to turn PCs into Macs
Psystar drops bomb. Sells software to turn PCs into Macs
Psystar isn't just going to sell its Hackintosh technology to OEMs . It is selling it to the general public for $50.  Dubbed Rebel EFI and a 40mb download the software promises to let PCs equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem CPUs to run Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow ...
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store.psystar.com — Featuring Psystar's newest technology for allowing for the smooth interfacing between operating systems and generic Intel hardware,... Rebel EFI allows for the easy installation of multiple operating systems on a single system. The authenticated version ... (more) Rebel EFI
Rebel EFI - Boot and Install any OS on your hardware
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Psystar drops bomb. Sells software to turn PCs into Macs
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Psystar isn't just going to sell its Hackintosh technology to OEMs. It is selling it to the general public for $50.  Dubbed Rebel EFI and a 40mb download the software promises to let PCs equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem CPUs to run Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard.” Featuring Psystar's newest technology for allowing for the smooth interfacing between operating systems and generic Intel hardware, Rebel EFI allows for the easy installation of multiple operating systems on a single system. The authenticated version allows for the permanent installtion of these ...

Psystar Sells Software Turning PCs Into Macs
Cult of Mac — Psystar Sells Software Turning PCs Into Macs 9:18 am, October 23rd, 2009, Ed Sutherland psystar-credentials_1 Psystar, already defending copyright infringement claims from Apple, Thursday announced it would sell software directly to consumers allowing PCs to run Mac OS X, including Apple’s Snow Leopard. The $50 software is in addition to selling to to OEMs. The Psystar software supposedly supports systems using the Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem. The “Rebel EFI” 8MB downloadable software promises to “the easy installation of multiple operating systems” on a single PC. The software will also support ...

Some Windows 7 upgrades could be derailed by...Psystar?
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple — This may sound strange but I believe there exists a certain subset of users out there who may be tempted to upgrade their PCs to Mac OS X rather than Windows 7.  Here's why. Let's say you're a fairly savvy Windows user who just bought a relatively high-end PC laptop or desktop in the past two years.  It likely came with Vista but they might have downgraded it to XP.  This machine probably contains something like an Intel Dual Core processor and at least 2 GB of RAM. Now they're faced with the prospect of "upgrading" to Windows 7. I use quotes because upgrading usually means you don't have to erase your drive and start over.  On most ...

Some Windows 7 upgrades could be derailed by...Psystar?
Seth Weintraub's blog — This may sound strange but I believe there exists a certain subset of users out there who may be tempted to upgrade their PCs to Mac OS X rather than Windows 7.  Here's why. Let's say you're a fairly savvy Windows user who just bought a relatively high-end PC laptop or desktop in the past two years.  It likely came with Vista but they might have downgraded it to XP.  This machine probably contains something like an Intel Dual Core processor and at least 2 GB of RAM. Now they're faced with the prospect of "upgrading" to Windows 7. I use quotes because upgrading usually means you don't have to erase your drive and start over.  On most ...

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