Apple move spells end of road for DIY Mac clones
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Hackintoshes (non-Apple computers running macOS) may be ending due to Apple dropping support for old Wi-Fi drivers needed to run macOS properly on non-Apple hardware.
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This change in macOS 14 Sonoma kills off support for some older Broadcom Wi-Fi cards that were critical for Hackintosh builds.
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Without Wi-Fi driver support, it's very difficult to run the newest macOS versions on non-Apple hardware, severely limiting Hackintoshes.
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Some Hackintosh fans are upset, as Hackintoshes offered ways to run macOS that Apple doesn't offer, like high-powered specialty machines.
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This change highlights the tight control Apple keeps over its software ecosystem, leaving little room for user customizations like Hackintoshes.