OSX 10.6.2 removes Atom support!

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Originally Posted by MrDigital

You're talking about current sales (people cross shopping a Macbook vs a netbook), I'm talking about future sales (removing the ability to hackintosh a netbook vs the probability of a future apple netbook). They aren't the same thing. This is my reasoning behind why I think it was done.

Regarding how many people actually MAKE their own hackintosh netbook is my reasoning behind why I think it was a poor decision. Apple is an incredibly overvalued company, one that owes its entire value to brand positioning and image. The hackintosh community as a whole has raised awareness and appreciation for Apple products for a whole lot of people that would never have got a Mac otherwise. Myself, for instance. To go out of their way to drive a spike into that community is a poor decision in my mind. They aren't a group that poses a threat to Apple.

Does that clear it up?

We can argue small points but my main point was that Apple feels threatened by these netbooks hence the update. I gave a few random examples such as the Macbook and Air. You practically called me a moron for saying it had anything to do with sales since hardly anyone uses a hackintosh netbook, but then you say a reason may be they feel threatened by the hackintosh netbooks for future unannounced products.

That is why I was confused.

I'm not saying these are valid concerns for Apple in the big picture, but apparently someone thinks they are up there.

I can see why they don't want hackintoshs around since they may feel that the user is not getting a genuine Apple experience since they are using it on lower end hardware. As for it raising awareness, I agree. I think people that would never use OSX because of the price premium can give it a go. However, there are also those people that previously enjoyed Macs but now use Hackintoshs instead for the hardware selection, price, whatever. I don't know which group is bigger, but it could be a factor in their decision.

Good discussion. Interesting as well. The motives for these types of things always interest me.