CWmike writes “While the world focused on Microsoft’s launch of Windows 7, Florida-based Psystar quietly launched Rebel EFI, a software product that should worry a lot more than Microsoft’s latest operating system. Rebel EFI allows users to run ’s flagship operating system, OS X Snow Leopard, on non- hardware. Computerworld test drove the making of a Hackintosh out of a generic PC with the company’s new software package and found a product that has a lot of homework still to do. Reviewer Frank Ohlhorst’s final analysis: ‘Psystar’s Rebel EFI (a free trial is available) is an interesting tool, but it is very limited when it comes to the selection of hardware that you can use. The company really needs to create a compatible hardware list and post that on its Web site — and it also needs to create some usable documentation. As it stands right now, you can use Rebel EFI to build a clone, but unless you stick to relatively generic hardware, you will be disappointed.’”

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