Psystar Releases 'Rebel EFI' Software to Enable Installation of Snow Leopard on PCs
Psystar today announced the release of Rebel EFI, a new software product that enables users to install any modern operating system, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard, on a wide variety of PCs.
Apple and Psystar have been embroiled in ongoing legal disputes stemming from Psystar's launch of its own-branded computers running Mac OS X, which Apple claims is in violation of the operating system license. Psystar has continued to expand its offerings since its initial hardware release 18 months ago, releasing several new hardware models and launching earlier this month a licensing program to allow third-party PC manufacturers to preinstall Psystar's boot loader on their systems for easy installation of Mac OS X.
Psystar Corporation will begin selling the software it uses to run OS X Snow Leopard on generic Intel hardware. Available for download directly from Psystar.com, the Rebel EFI suite allows users to easily install any OS on their computer. Available today, Rebel EFI allows machines with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem CPUs to install any modern operating system, including Mac's newest release of OS X. Users would simply download the new software from Psystar.com, burn it onto a CD and follow the onscreen instructions to easily install the OS.
Available as a time-limited free trial to ensure compatibility, the full version of Rebel EFI is normally priced at $89.99 but is currently being offered at an introductory price of $49.99. Psystar is also launching an "approval program" that will allow users having difficulty setting up their systems with Psystar's products to send in their components to have them certified for compatibility.Apple and Psystar have been embroiled in ongoing legal disputes stemming from Psystar's launch of its own-branded computers running Mac OS X, which Apple claims is in violation of the operating system license. Psystar has continued to expand its offerings since its initial hardware release 18 months ago, releasing several new hardware models and launching earlier this month a licensing program to allow third-party PC manufacturers to preinstall Psystar's boot loader on their systems for easy installation of Mac OS X.
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30 months ago
I expect that some here might argue here that Psystar have gone too far here - but thinking about it, it's just as bad as uTorrent, or Demonoid. They could be used for illicit purposes, but that doesn't mean that the software manufacturer is doing anything wrong.
Dodgy territory though.
Dodgy territory though.
30 months ago
I love it. If Apple's management would get their heads out of their you-know-whats, they'd drop that stupid license clause and would start to make some serious money with the mass of computer users.
30 months ago
I wish it supported Core Duo in addition to Core 2 Duo. My wife's Dell ran out of security protection and Snow Leopard would be a nice upgrade. I'd just OSX86 it but then you have to worry about upgrades and maintenance, etc. Plus the only time I ever tried to load it before the wrong kext file was installed and it pretty much hosed my old computer for a few days until I could fix it. So I'm a little cautious. Does anyone have an easy to install OSX86 guide for an Inspiron 9400 Core Duo with integrated graphics? Thanks!
30 months ago
What's sickening is the fact that Psystar is trying to profit from this by selling them, something that they leeched for free from the OSx86 project. I hope the only one person that's willing to purchase this will put up a torrent on all trackers so nobody will give Psystar money. That's only fair.
30 months ago
Now they just need to add AMD support;)
Though installing can be a pain in the rear. What is even worse is getting drivers for everything. I have yet to get my Radeon 4850 to work in Leopard with QE/CI, none of the patched kexts work. Though I have everything else working including all my audio ports on my gaming rig.
Perhaps I should try upgrading to Snow Leopard but it took enough time getting Leopard close.
Though installing can be a pain in the rear. What is even worse is getting drivers for everything. I have yet to get my Radeon 4850 to work in Leopard with QE/CI, none of the patched kexts work. Though I have everything else working including all my audio ports on my gaming rig.
Perhaps I should try upgrading to Snow Leopard but it took enough time getting Leopard close.
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