According to OS X Daily, Apple will update Snow Leopard to version 10.6.2 which will kill support for Intel Atom processor. This is an obvious attempt to thwart the efforts of OS X “hackers” from installing OS X on lower cost Atom based netbooks. Although the new update hasn’t been released yet OS X Daily and others say that it has been “confirmed”. Some are arguing that Apple has no right, but I say that they can do what they want with their own operating system.

Of course people are doing it

It isn’t a surprise, at least to me, that most people want a cheaper alternative to a fancy MacBook or iMac and a somewhat complicated but slick way to do it is to make your own Hackintosh.  There are several websites that have detailed instructions of how to make your own, and out of me not being sure of the legality of it all I won’t be able to post the direct links here. A nice Google search for Hackintosh or OS X on PC will give you several options to choose from if you are in to that semi-illegal thing.

Quit being the bully, Apple

Some people are arguing that Apple should be sued, yes Apple, for putting such a strong grip on their operating system. The argument includes how they are exhibiting monopolistic tendencies by locking out certain hardware and other vendors from using OS X.

Here is my take on the matter. Apple has developed a great operating system built on UNIX. It is very robust and “ahead of it’s time” (even though Windows 7 is starting to close the gap). The user experience is excellent and it works flawlessly on Apple hardware. Why would Apple want to get into the same game as Microsoft; trying to support a billion different combinations of hardware and the criticism that goes with that?

OS X is the product of some hard work by Apple developers and it is no surprise that they want to keep their OS from being used without the purchase of Apple hardware. I cannot blame them for locking out different hardware types.  They own the software and they can do what they will with it, plus Atom processors are wimpy anyways, so good riddance.