Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support

There might not be any netbook launch from the Apple in the recent times, and we can’t blame them for it. Apple does not have any Atom machines in its own line- up. Seeing its different notebooks right from mid- to high-end range, it has seen much of the success. According to the rumors coming in, OS X 10.6.2 will obstruct the Atom processor and will hinder many ‘Hackintosh’ netbooks that might be a shift as a strike in opposition to individual clients using the software on non-official machines.

There are processor types specified in OS X and that have to be worked around now for those who want to use an Atom or similar non-Apple-adopted processor. The Hackintosh users acquire more reasonable machines and then set up Snow Leopard, receiving a Mac or OS X multi-boot machine without the exclusive price tags like Apple’s. Apple is preparing to let loose the new OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.2), trying to eradicate a rising segment of Hackintosh community. Apple has always specified that the license was applicable only to Apple hardware as to its dismay some companies are selling a software hack to trick Apple’s Snow Leopard OS into being easily installed on PCs.
There may be a possibility now that Apple will bring to an end its support for the Intel Atom processor with its OS X 10.6.2 and 10.5.9 updates. The latest suggestion to Hackintosh users is to stick with OS X 10.6.1 and not install the update, and wait for the developer to pull Atom-blocking out of upcoming versions of the OS.

Apple did not come out yet to comment on the wide-spread rumors.

[via osxdaily]

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