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Gizmodo: Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC [Psystar]
Mac|Life: Psystar Enjoys Being Sued, Releases Software to Install OS X on any PC
Wired: Gadget Lab: Psystar ‘Rebel EFI’ Patch Installs Snow Leopard On Any PC
| Alguém confia nesse OS de 8mbs? http://bit.ly/46YlfG 17 days ago |
| @carloslaso deberias pensar en armarte una hackintosh, con http://bit.ly/32CTvo parece que todo va bien, incluso en lo legal... 10/28/2009 |
| "Rebel EFI": Hackintosh-Hersteller Psystar veröffentlicht Mac-OS-X-Installationssoftware für PCs http://bit.ly/2YA2nk (via @dooz) 10/27/2009 |
Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC [Psystar]
Gizmodo —
... selling hardware with Snow Leopard on it, Psystar is now selling software that lets you put OS X on any new PC. You can actually download a trial version yourself before you hand over your $50. Keep in mind that you'll need to have a machine with one of these processors in order for this to work: Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem. We haven't tested Rebel EFI, so we can't say how well it works. Let us know if you've had luck with it. [Psystar via LoopInSight]
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Psystar Enjoys Being Sued, Releases Software to Install OS X on any PC
Mac|Life —
Psystar has begun selling Rebel EFI software on their site. The software allows users to install OS X on any old Intel-based PC for the low price of $50. ...
Psystar ‘Rebel EFI’ Patch Installs Snow Leopard On Any PC
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... “limited hardware functionality as compared with the full version.” That means you can’t be sure that all the hardware drivers work on your machine without paying up first. Seriously, why not just run Windows?
The final irony is that the Rebel EFI is activated by an “authentication code”, which means that it will doubtless be all over the internet the minute a hacker gets hold of it. And in this case, “hacker” means every single customer.
Product page [Psystar]
Press release [PR Web]
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Psystar selling software to run Snow Leopard on generic hardware
Macworld —
... be damned. The company's latest invention is Rebel EFI , a product sold exclusively through Psystar's company store for the "special price" of $50. It claims to offer the ability to run up to six operating systems (including Mac OS X Snow Leopard) on six different hard drives on the same computer. This all sounds very familiar to us, as though it's based on ...
Psystar Sells Software Turning PCs Into Macs
Cult of Mac —
... limitations can be removed when purchasing Rebel EFI. A copyright trial is expected to start January 11, 2010. The Psystar versus Apple saga began in July 2008, when Apple filed the copyright lawsuit. In February, Psystar had a countersuit dismissed but was able to claim Apple was abusing copyright laws to protect its hardware. In May, the Florida-based company filed for bankruptcy. The next month, two lawyers were hired who have said “Apple has engaged in legal engineering.” [Via Psystar , ...
Psystar Selling Software to Build Your Own Hackintosh
Technologizer —
... for OEM use. While I’m pretty sure most manufacturers won’t touch this one with a ten foot pole until the legal issues are straightened out in court, you can have the software for $49.99 from the company’s online store. ...
Psystar agrees to pay Apple 2.7 million in damages
Appletell —
... However, Psystar hasn’t given up quite yet. They’re still planning to sell the Rebel EFI utility (retail $49.00), which allows users to install any OS on your hardware. With this option, they won’t be preinstalling Mac OS X, but are still providing the option for users to install it themselves. ...

