08/18/2005, 7:40am, EDT
Thursday, August 18th
Apple moves 'aggressively' to limit OS X x86 videos
Apple's TPM authentication scheme was designed to prevent users from installing Mac OS X for Intel CPUs on non-Apple certified PCs. Following the initial reports of success, hackers published videos, instructions, and even (illegally) distributed versions of the "hacked" operating system on file sharing sites such as Bitorrent.
Following the June announcement of its upcoming switch to the Intel-based architecture, the company provided developers with Mac OS X running on special pre-release models of Intel-based Macs ("Mactels"). Copies of the operating system were leaked and following initial reports of Apple's DRM to limit Mac OS X to Mactels, hackers worked to bypass Apple's system.
While the French news site immediately complied, the site said in an editorial that it had published the links to support its news reporting, but that it would have likely removed the links at Apple's request.
"We have removed the requested links, but we deeply think that it will not change anything regarding the problem affecting Cupertino. Indeed, Apple is using its legal department only when things go really wrong.
The video that we have published was only posted online to prove our comments and news."
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Well, I just read about the hack this week, so I don't know what you mean it took weeks for these to go out. Maybe Apple didn't hear about them until very recently either...
Who cares if it can run on Intel. No one but hackers and geeks. Apple is smart. Lets watch this maneuver play out.
Ah, but this isn't about it running on intel. Technically the OS X beta is under an NDA, so publishing of any pictures of it is a big no-no, regardless of whether its hacked intel or just Apple intel.
The day I cant wait for is when we see a Windows program run on a Mac in the Aqua environment. You think this is impossible or improbable, well, your wrong. The analogy to the classic environment is being crafted for Windows. Bwoooohhaaaaa!!!!
Um, maybe you didn't realize it, but Classic right now does NOT run in the Aqua environement. It runs in the old OS 9 environment, with OS 9 menus, windows, controls, etc. Having windows run the same way, ooh, that's like, I don't know, VPC. Wow. The excitement of it all.
Because everyone knows that the rampant virus situation on PCs is due to the Intel processor and not, say, the Microsoft operating system.
um, hate to break it to you but news isn't based around when you happen to get around to reading it. the fact is that these hack stories have been out for weeks. welcome to the party.
Just wait until the official version comes out and OOPS Apple fixed the security problem. Now it won't run on your Dell. You'll have to pay to feed your monkey.
Marketing/DrugDealing 101 - class dismissed.