14 DAY TRIAL // Muzzle, a Dutch Hackintosh community site, has posted an interview with Davide Rutigliano, the co-creator of the EFI-X hack dongle and CEO of Art Studios Entertainment Media. Davide weighs in on the legality of the product and on what its future may be. Clearly a PC running Mac OS X is an intriguing subject, so we encourage you to read on.
The EFi-X dongle is the last step towards porting Mac OS X to the PC without leaving anything important behind. Certain system requirements have to be met, of course, but if you pack the necessary hardware, reviewers say the experience is much better than with a typical Hackintosh. In fact, some say it works perfectly! Think this sounds too good to be true, or... legal? Think again, says Davide.
“...We implement real EFI in our device. There is nothing that links our product to the hack world... Yes, it is [legal]. We made sure to create a product that goes in the same direction of all other computer companies and not against them in any way.”
With Mac-cloners like Psystar out there getting on Apple's nerves in a similar manner, the interviewers go on to ask Davide if they did any research to see whether Apple would sue them too for the EFI-X dongle. It is well known that Apple's EULA strictly forbids PC owners to run OS X, and that only Apple computers should be able to boot it. However, Davide reveals that, unlike Psystar, they're selling something else.
“It is possible that we will go to court with Apple, but most likely *supporting* them, in case we ever find out that someone is selling PCs with our module installed. Selling a computer that can boot OSX is a unique right that only Apple has. And we enforce it.” Davide explains.
ASEM's CEO avoided to provide a straightforward answer when asked whether Apple had contacted them in regards to their controversial EFI-X device. However, he strongly believes Apple's alright with it. “For sure they don't hate us, that is saying enough,” Davide argues.