Comments on: PsyStar Gives Us Apple Updates http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/25/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marchttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/25/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-55384 Marc Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:05:43 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/11/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-55384 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">De wannabee Apple ;-) http://tinyurl.com/5rkype</span></span> De wannabee Apple ;-) http://tinyurl.com/5rkype

]]> By: MacBlogz - Your one stop mac news stop » Blog Archive » PsyStar offers Apple updates. Hacks, patches and fixes. Oh My!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/25/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37765 MacBlogz - Your one stop mac news stop » Blog Archive » PsyStar offers Apple updates. Hacks, patches and fixes. Oh My! Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:32:33 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/11/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37765 [...] Gear Diary digg_topic = "apple"; digg_window = "new"; digg_url = [...] [...] Gear Diary digg_topic = “apple”; digg_window = “new”; digg_url = [...]

]]> By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/25/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37760 Christopher Gavula Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/11/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37760 Okay. So you take your already hacked and patched OS and apply another patch that points to PsyStar in order to obtain automatic updates from PsyStar. Now you're dependent on both Apple AND Psystar when something is broken. One of the things that makes the Apple experience desirable, is the integration of the hardware and the OS - the fact that they are developed together. That supposedly leads us to a better, more stable/consistent computing experience. If there's a problem - you go to the source, Apple, for an answer. That's part of why you're willing to pay the premium price. PsyStar takes you back to the Windows OEM model. OS + OEM hardware + OEM drivers = working computer, except that you can't just add any hardware you want - it has to come from PsyStar. So if that's the model you want to follow, somtimes at the cost of stability/reliability, then why buy a PsyStar, why not just buy a Windows-based clone where, at least, you have some choice about the hardware you use? I continue to fail to see the point of suffering the compromises of a product like this. The cost savings simply aren't worth the trade-offs, in my opinion. Okay. So you take your already hacked and patched OS and apply another patch that points to PsyStar in order to obtain automatic updates from PsyStar. Now you’re dependent on both Apple AND Psystar when something is broken.

One of the things that makes the Apple experience desirable, is the integration of the hardware and the OS – the fact that they are developed together. That supposedly leads us to a better, more stable/consistent computing experience. If there’s a problem – you go to the source, Apple, for an answer. That’s part of why you’re willing to pay the premium price.

PsyStar takes you back to the Windows OEM model. OS + OEM hardware + OEM drivers = working computer, except that you can’t just add any hardware you want – it has to come from PsyStar. So if that’s the model you want to follow, somtimes at the cost of stability/reliability, then why buy a PsyStar, why not just buy a Windows-based clone where, at least, you have some choice about the hardware you use?

I continue to fail to see the point of suffering the compromises of a product like this. The cost savings simply aren’t worth the trade-offs, in my opinion.

]]> By: PsyStar Open Computer gets roundabout access to Apple updates - SlashGearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/25/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37759 PsyStar Open Computer gets roundabout access to Apple updates - SlashGear Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:41:19 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/06/11/psystar-gives-us-apple-updates/#comment-37759 [...] [via Gear Diary] [...] [...] [via Gear Diary] [...]

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