Engadget is reporting the appearance of the developer build of Tiger for Intel-based systems on P2P networks. Supposedly, some enterprising software pirates are already running the thieved code on their Dell laptops.One could argue, however, that this is very akin to the actions of Robin Hood, or perhaps stealing Bibles to give them to unbelievers: the end result is that more Wintel users become enthralled with MacIntel and make the switch. Perhaps Apple leaked it to the P2P networks on purpose?
One could also argue that this is just a rumor, that piracy is flat out wrong, and that this early build would in all likelihood behave very badly on a Dell laptop due to a lack of appropriately ported Dell drivers for the hardware(working drivers would mean that the Mac developers have been porting the OS to work on all the popular Windows boxes out there, which is just crazy to think).
What do you think? Intel Tiger in the Wild: Fact or fiction?
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Derek said...
Rumor has it the file size is faked and there really isn't a true Intel version out there yet.
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
NigelMellish said...
Well, according to the /. thread - it's a hoax. GNAA - if you've downloaded the purported .iso's.
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Rick James said...
Apparently the dell is running emulation software VNC in the video.
If you download the file and put it on disk it boots a pic of the goatse guy!
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Dylan said...
I can verify that the cd image just shows the goatse.cx image when booted (I had to try it, what can I say).
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Anthony said...
ive been had as well - downloaded it last night (900MB) and had a nice little surprise when attempting to boot up on my wintel machine :( Jolly good show GNAA.
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Adam Jacob Muller said...
fake
old news too
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6-15-2005 @ 11:55AM
Thomas said...
Why doesn't Apple just keep track of the serial numbers on the Intel builds and then when one gets into the P2P networks, check the serial and go yell at the serial number owner. This isn't a public thing, so tracking it should be much easier.
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