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It's a DELL COMPUTER...period. It will NEVER be a Mac.
Aren't you familiar with the "lipstick on a pig" analogy?

And why are you so obsessed with putting OS X on non-Apple computers? Could it be that the Apple computers are OVER PRICED?
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It's a DELL COMPUTER...period. It will NEVER be a Mac.  IT_Guy_z | 04/21/09
There is another analogy  GuidingLight | 04/21/09
Reliability  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
random surveys...  notlehs | 04/21/09
Because market share  MacCanuck | 04/21/09
have to say  merc2dogs` | 04/27/09
The squeaky wheel gets the oil...  BillDem | 04/28/09
Actually chips are NOT chips  914four | 04/28/09
@914four  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/29/09
Not a clone  Y2K_Blackout | 05/25/09
random conclusion...  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 04/22/09
That has been...  914four | 04/28/09
It could be just that  GuidingLight | 04/21/09
Dell, Apple, Acer  Geotopia | 04/21/09
OSX vs Windows: Debateable. Mac Hardware vs PC Hardware: They all suck.  Urkel | 04/21/09
Apple is NOT reliable any longer  robbyx | 04/23/09
Bad luck  minardi | 04/28/09
The Fall of PPC  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/29/09
I must agree... I've had a chance to look at Mac hardware...  HypnoToad | 04/24/09
5000 people doesn't cover entire world. period. n/t  Rama.NET | 04/27/09
I suppose it's easy to have 'reliability...'  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/29/09
Interesting...  msalzberg | 04/21/09
I guess its all based on users  Pliny the Elder | 04/21/09
What!?  Senrats | 04/22/09
I assume he needs those five Macs  GuidingLight | 04/23/09
On the contrary...  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Gotta agree  macadam | 04/21/09
I agree...  Sleeper Service | 04/21/09
agree  shadfurman | 04/22/09
errr  Gis Bun | 04/22/09
Some people are under the mistaken impression...  IT_Guy_z | 04/23/09
Some certainly are...  HypnoToad | 04/24/09
or could it be that...  ceo@... | 06/15/09
More cost than $199.00  FearTheDonut | 04/21/09
OS X costs...  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
OS pricing  Gis Bun | 04/22/09
OS X Cost  Masari.Jones | 04/22/09
Sure you can  GuidingLight | 04/23/09
NO! Retail only.  Bootypirate | 04/23/09
I've installed using the MacBook Pro (early 2008) DVD set...  nix_hed | 05/17/09
A Family Pack is $199 list price  davebarnes | 04/21/09
Why are netbooks popular?  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/21/09
Both  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
OK, I get it now.  markmai | 04/21/09
The Tradeoffs  Marcos El Malo | 04/21/09
Taking From the Windows Side...  clindhartsen | 04/21/09
Don't forget to add the price...  msalzberg | 04/21/09
Simple  JABBER_WOLF | 04/23/09
RE: The $200  vince7@... | 04/21/09
The "image problem" of using a Dell  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Image problem  vince7@... | 04/21/09
Want to be cool and have an image? Then buy an Rolls..  Soulstorm | 04/22/09
You appear to be deluded.  Jkirk3279 | 04/22/09
Um 'Nuff said by you  JABBER_WOLF | 04/23/09
Show your Proof  Jkirk3279 | 04/23/09
So...  alex_b | 04/21/09
You would look much cooler  GuidingLight | 04/23/09
Why do you have to relearn how to type every time Dell...  olePigeon | 04/21/09
The keyboard issue  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Powerpage t-shirt??  iTeaBoy | 04/22/09
Bought extended warranty - got India  Ken_z | 04/21/09
I'm a little confused...  LapDRx | 04/21/09
Ubuntu/$200 Windows/$300  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
And of course...  john@... | 04/21/09
From Apple, I presume?  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Sure I do  ncbill | 04/23/09
Ubuntu $200  Masari.Jones | 04/22/09
Me too!  stano360 | 04/29/09
RE: The $200  vince7@... | 04/21/09
You can't be serious?!  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
As usual, Apple mouth opens without brain in gear!  Scrat | 04/22/09
be nice, he is "thinking different"  JABBER_WOLF | 04/23/09
Your new M$ ad ...  johnfenjackson@... | 04/21/09
you stole my idea!  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Probably, considering than an overclocked CPU..  Soulstorm | 04/22/09
I'm amazed you're encouraging people to break the law  wolf_z | 04/21/09
Yeah what he said ...  vince7@... | 04/21/09
...  Badgered | 04/22/09
Hackintoshing  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
All things legal are moral. All things illegal are immoral  frgough | 04/21/09
Then why is Apple suing PsyStar?  mosborne | 04/21/09
calling a hackintosh immoral is a joke  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/21/09
not wrong  bmeacham98@... | 04/21/09
Apple's EULA  schuppe | 04/21/09
But you can be sued  Pliny the Elder | 04/21/09
It's not illegal either  stano360 | 04/29/09
Mac and God and Law at Dell  DannyO_0x98 | 04/21/09
....  Badgered | 04/22/09
Oh, Please !  Jkirk3279 | 04/23/09
RE: The $200  Loverock Davidson | 04/21/09
Glad you almost seem reasonable now.  nizuse | 04/21/09
What are you talking about?  Loverock Davidson | 04/21/09
He never broke up with Mike Cox  Marcos El Malo | 04/21/09
Well, if you want to know  nizuse | 04/21/09
The "not necessarily" $200 Mac  Dan Willis | 04/21/09
True  Jason D. O'Grady ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
mine has...  lostarchitect | 04/21/09
More like 549$  minardi | 04/28/09
RE: The real question  noibs | 04/21/09
Wrong!  frabjous | 05/20/09
They should just open up the OS. It's the greener thing to do.  HypnoToad | 04/21/09
This proves that Dell is more skillful than Apple  NonZealot | 04/21/09
Neener neener (nt)  Marcos El Malo | 04/21/09
RE: The $200  Synthmeister | 04/21/09
M$ is gaining from netbooks  bregalad | 04/21/09
not true, MS makes only $15 on a netbook  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/21/09
Still, earning $15 a copy  Pliny the Elder | 04/21/09
it's bad, very bad  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/21/09
You're missing the point  stano360 | 04/29/09
RE: The $200  putty.master | 04/21/09
Actually...  wolf_z | 04/21/09
Not the same thing at all  putty.master | 04/21/09
Actually it's no different at all.  wolf_z | 04/22/09
Not at all  ncbill | 04/23/09
RE: The $200  rhokin@... | 04/21/09
RE: The $200  Ian.Betteridge | 04/21/09
Where is this on sale  bmeacham98@... | 04/21/09
Here  Badgered | 04/21/09
Yeh, but it doesn't do what I want.  jameskatt | 04/21/09
it's a netbook.  lostarchitect | 04/21/09
So buy yourself a macbook  iTeaBoy | 04/22/09
Isn't that in violation of the EULA for OS-X?  JonathonDoe | 04/21/09
$200 Vostro $49 WD 1TB HDD Special (And why PC pricing rocks!)  Urkel | 04/21/09
just bought one!  lostarchitect | 04/21/09
RE: The $200  DaveLG526 | 04/21/09
The Ethics of sponsoring HackinTosh  no_zd_user_name | 04/21/09
how utterly insincere  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/21/09
Not silly...  Jkirk3279 | 04/23/09
For someone who normally makes sense on these boards Dietrich...  Scrat | 04/22/09
You are wrong Scrat. Period.  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
Wrong is such an absolute term  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
The bare essence  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
Are we on the same page?  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
Ok oh clever one. breach leads to a visit to court.  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
Obtuse is okay with me  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
Are you on the same page? Yes you knew what I meant right along.  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
You're most certainly welcome.  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
Errrrrudite Eruuuuudite Erudiiiiiiiiiite. Yes. You most certainly are that.  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
bitte  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
Bitte Sch?n CM  no_zd_user_name | 04/22/09
You say ...  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
Uncle. You win. Words are your specialty CM  no_zd_user_name | 04/23/09
All in good fun, DS.  Lunatic59 | 04/23/09
For this page, go to view source--looks like they chose UTF-8  no_zd_user_name | 04/23/09
My assessment was spot on, you just don't like the observation  Scrat | 04/23/09
Good article, wrong conclusion...  David Blomstrom | 04/21/09
Could Apple ever license the OS?  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/21/09
Netbooks are either a fad or pointing to the future  paul@... | 04/21/09
RE: The $200  tmsmqwx | 04/22/09
....  Badgered | 04/22/09
The whole 'User Experience' thing  iTeaBoy | 04/22/09
....  Badgered | 04/22/09
RE: The $200  Masari.Jones | 04/22/09
Sale  Lunatic59 | 04/22/09
You have to be joking  Laraine Anne Barker | 04/22/09
Actually, you are the joke, a patetic mac joke...  Soulstorm | 04/22/09
dumb...  jf79 | 04/27/09
Flame Wars are useless.  Ethan Kerr | 04/22/09
They are not useless.  GuidingLight | 04/23/09
RE: The $200  kakman1@... | 04/22/09
Wow even Dell makes a better Mac than Apple! nt  T1Oracle | 04/23/09
I bet Dell loses $ on every one of them  GoPower | 04/23/09
I see a $249 one plus shipping and tax  GoPower | 04/23/09
Limited Offer  stepheneasley@... | 04/24/09
Apple will never produce a netbook!  gfeier | 04/23/09
So - Is the $200 Mac Stable or No?  daves1646 | 04/23/09
RE: The $200  theriginalgeekmom | 04/24/09
RE: The $200  badkid32 | 04/24/09
RE: The $200  badkid32 | 04/24/09
Apple's rumored netbook is $200 too..  d545604 | 04/24/09
RE: The $200  badkid32 | 04/24/09
RE: The $200  badkid32 | 04/24/09
RE: The $200  jfrancis400@... | 04/24/09
OSX on Dell - here's the tutorial  Vince Chew | 04/27/09
Yikes  jf79 | 04/27/09
Fully agreed on the yikes!  Vince Chew | 05/26/09
RE: Yikes  metilley@... | 04/28/09
So when does your cease and desist come through?  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/29/09
RE: The $200  jfreedle2@... | 04/29/09
RE: The $200 Netbook - Is Needed ... 4 sure.  Yves D Poulin | 05/21/09

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