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Microsoft Surface Pro Hacked to Run OS X...Maybe

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Pureinfotech links (via Neowin) to a YouTube video claiming to show a 'Hackintosh' Surface Pro running OS X Mountain Lion. The new Surface Pro tablet, which runs full Windows 8, launched earlier this month starting at $899.


Comments on the YouTube video are largely skeptical, suggesting that it's simply a remote desktop connection to a Mac. However, there's no technical reason why a Surface Pro shouldn't be able to run a hacked version of OS X, and Neowin notes that Wi-Fi reportedly is not working on the machine. One of the main challenges with Hackintosh installations tends to be with drivers for functions like Wi-Fi, so its absence may lend some support to the legitimacy of the claim.

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aarond12
176 months ago
Wow! Finally a reason to buy a Microsoft Surface! :D
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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aristotle
176 months ago
I hope this is real, i can have the Hardware i want with the OS i want.

Apple, take a note, THIS is what the iPad Air could have been.

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If a macbook air had a touchscreen, and detachable keyboard/cover you'd be right.
Are you out of your ever loving mind? That hardware has abysmal battery life and you cannot even use it with the keyboards in your "lap". It is a portable desktop as it requires a desktop in order to operate with a keyboard.
:rolleyes:
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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chainprayer
176 months ago
Safari seems... sluggish
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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blueroom
176 months ago
I'd rather have a MacBook Air than a Frankenputer that sort of runs OSX.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Nightarchaon
176 months ago
I hope this is real, i can have the Hardware i want with the OS i want.

Apple, take a note, THIS is what the iPad Air could have been.

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Cool that someone pulled it off but I don't really see the practical appeal when you compare it with say a Macbook Air, in terms of price, battery life, etc.

If a macbook air had a touchscreen, and detachable keyboard/cover you'd be right.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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milo
176 months ago
Cool that someone pulled it off but I don't really see the practical appeal when you compare it with say a Macbook Air, in terms of price, battery life, etc.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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