Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Reported to Remove Atom/Hackintosh Support – But, There’s Still Leopard 10.5.8 :-)

If you were planning to buy a cheap Atom-powered netbook and hacking Apple’s Mac OS X to turn it into a so-called Hackintosh, don’t try it with the upcoming Snow Leopard update (10.6.2)…

Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor

Of course, there’s nothing to stop you from using the older OS X Leopard 10.5.x release to build a Hackintosh. I’m not condoning this idea, of course, I’m just saying… ya know?

So, if you happen to have your pre-upgrade Leopard DVD lying around, there’s some nice Hackintoshable netbooks here and there. Again, I’m just saying… But, if you ever see Apple release an OS X 10.5.9 upgrade, you might want to consider not updating your Hackintosh…

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