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news.cnet.com - 1/14/2009

Wired takes down Hackintosh video

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Wired is being sued for posting a video on how to get Mac OS X on an MSI Wind, shown here. (Credit: CNET) Update at 11:30 a.m.: It seems that Chen did not understand exactly what happened regarding his article. Updates throughout. Wired has confirmed that Apple contacted ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/14/2009

The Netbook Hackintosh Video Apple Is Suing Wired For [Breaking]

— i.gizmodo.com — Gadget Lab writer and Giz friend Brian X. Chen reveals via Twitter that Apple "is suing Wired for my video tutorial on hacking netbooks to run Mac OS X." Brian actually loaned his personal MSI Wind Hackintosh for the Giz Gallery . It seems more ... (more) The Netbook Hackintosh Video Apple Is Suing Wired For ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/15/2009

The Netbook Hackintosh Video Apple Made Wired Take Down [Apple]

— i.gizmodo.com — Gadget Lab writer and Giz friend Brian X. Chen said earlier today via Twitter that Apple "is suing Wired for my video tutorial on hacking netbooks to run Mac OS X." Updated . Update 2 : Wired got back to us. The official story is that they're not ... (more) The Netbook Hackintosh Video Apple Made Wired Take Down ...

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blogs.zdnet.com - 1/15/2009

Wired removes Hackintosh video after Apple legal threat

— blogs.zdnet.com — newVideoPlayer("/wiredhackintosh_gizmodo.flv", 475, 376,""); Remember the video that Wired posted on how to hack a Netbook to run OS X? Well Apple legal sent a cease-and-desist letter to Wired demanding that it be removed. ZDNet’s ... (more) Wired removes Hackintosh video after Apple legal threat

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Apple Spanks Wired Over Hackintosh Video
The Mac Observer — ... on Twitter "Just found out Apple is suing Wired for my video tutorial on hacking netbooks to run Mac OS X. One hell of a way to start off the day." CNET was later able to confirm that Apple was not suing Wired, so for now the online publication has been able to avoid the wrath of Apple's legal team. Wired did remove the how-to video from its Web site, but the article is still available on line.

Daily Apple: Makeover, Market Loss, Marriage, Make-Believe
TheAppleBlog — ... Wired Removes Hackintosh Video After Apple Asks - At first, CNET jumped the gun and was calling “Suit!” They haven’t gone that far yet, but Apple did send a letter to Wired asking them to remove the video they’d created detailing how to to turn your netbook into a hackintosh. ...