Well it seems after settling with Pystar, it seems that Apple is not really that annoyed with geeks who would want to try to install OSX on their own onto machines that are not from Apple. Afterall, the company did start in a garage, so it would only make sense that efforts to maintain good karma would allow tinkering geeks to continue to install as they desire. But we all know that this is likely not the case as it might be easier to go after individual “violators”. But that being said, it does suggest, as Salon reads between the lines:
It looks like it wouldn’t necessarily stop Psystar from selling its Mac clones. Instead, the company would be limited to selling its “Open” line of computers without OS X preinstalled, and that responsibility would lie instead with customers. Apparently that’s a compromise Apple is willing to live with, and with good reason, since the Mac maker would have to go after many other clone makers if it wasn’t.
So if you have the time to dig through config files to get your dream machine Mac together, it looks like it has got a little easier. But If you don’t have the time and appreciate the design, buying a genuine Mac might very well be the way to go.
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