Rob Beschizza
Gear

Dumb Rumor: Apple Subnotebook Won't Run OSX

I think American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu might have to have his Create Your Own Random Apple Rumor chart taken away: he’s under the impression that Apple’s allegedly forthcoming subnotebook will not only run on flash, but won’t have OSX proper, instead plumping for the cut-down version to be issued on the iPhone: “The […]

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I think American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu might have to have his Create Your Own Random Apple Rumor chart taken away: he's under the impression that Apple's allegedly forthcoming subnotebook will not only run on flash, but won't have OSX proper, instead plumping for the cut-down version to be issued on the iPhone:

"The 'mini' Mac OS X will be used. In terms of software, our sources indicate that Apple is leaning towards using the same "mini" version of Mac OS X used in the upcoming iPhone. We believe this will be particularly important as it has a much smaller footprint and runs with as little as 4 GB of space." — Wu, quoted in MacWorld

So, Apple, after offering OSX for the ~$100 OLPC laptop, will skip it for their own ultraportables in favor of something with a "controlled environment" that won't even let users install their own software? What next, a battery you can't replace and no keyboard?

Apple subnotebook will run iPhone OS X [Macworld]