We built 7 Hackintosh's for our office computers. They work like a charm. $600 a piece and they spec out similarly to the "trashcan."
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How long before Apple's lawyers are all over this and it's all over?
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@frassmith hackintosh builds have been around for many many years
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@_jacksmith Indeed, but hackintoshes are rarely marketed and sold as a finished product. They're usually, very much a grass-roots do-it-yourself thing.
@acpmasquerade they could say that the sales tagline shouldn't include "a fully-functional Mac", as that's a trademark. They could say that the choice of font-face makes it look like an Apple product. etc.
Is it okay to resell HP's laptops? I see a HP/Apple cease and desist...Great idea but not for PH.
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@ethan021021 why's it "not for PH" ? it's a product. PH is a collection of products; until something is deemed illegal (and in which case they can get the website taken down).
I don't believe that websites for discussion, such as Hacker News, or Product Hunt, should try and be judge and jury about what can be discussed. There are proper routes and legal procedures for taking down a product that truly infringes in the law; until then it's free speech to discuss a product, no matter how controversial. Some of these products will appeal to people to people that want to discover them, and some will prove controversial (e.g. the various versions of Popcorn time that have been shared on PH). But I think that people are mature enough to discuss controversial products, without the need for censorship.
Good point Jack,
I just worry that some of those people that post these products don't know that they can get into some serious legal stuff just for posting the product they want the internet to see.
But a big question to ask regarding that is: will HP let people redistribute their laptops? Or parts from their products?
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@ethan021021 I posted the product on Product Hunt. I think that I would get in trouble just for posting a link to a product's website.
RE HP letting people resell their laptops: I'm not sure. If they don't like it, then they can send this team a cease and desist notice.
I would just post up a detailed instructable about your secret method of making a hackintosh and call it a day. The instant you sell anything - a document, a kit, a Tony-Robbins-esque TED Talk - is the instant you get shut down.
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This has been a long time coming, kudos! In 2010 I did a study on laptops and tablets, and one of my team's major insights was the need for build-it-yourself devices. Glad to see it's been packaged up like this. :)
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People don't have to be legal experts to understand that a basic tenet of copyright is to thwart unfair competition of your IP. Apple allows Hackintosh to slide under the radar because people are generally buying their components and hacking OSX onto it but that is significantly different than doing this as a commercial venture. Good luck
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Lol it makes me happy to know that all the Apple copying HP et al have been doing over the years has finally come to some good in the form of "looks like a Mac, feels like a Mac" Hacbook Elite
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