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efi-x.com, last updated June 9th, claims to offer the ability to install OS 10 on a non mac with the retail disc. The EFiX website states:
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EFiX is the best solution for installing and using Mac OS X on your PC.
It allows its user to install Mac OS X straight from the original DVD without having to worry about patches,
replacing files and anything like that.
That means you can buy a regular PC, Mac OS X and EFiX and enjoy what the Mac users have always enjoyed:
unmodified Mac OS X on your computer, safe, easy and fast, exactly the way it should be.

The development of EFiX took a lot of time.
During the development phase, we had to deal with various problems, including sabotage.
This process also involved testing, which has been conducted for the last 6 months in production environments.
Industry leading professionals(who work for TV stations, recording studios and many others) rely on EFiX and Mac OS X running on standard PC hardware to get their tasks done.

EFiX is in the final testing phase.
All the testing has went far better than what we expected and the testers have given positive feedback.

We have planned to release it on 23rd of June, 2008. More information will be added soon.

Longtime OSx86 contributor netkas has posted EFiX in action on his blog. According to netkas, EFiX is hardware which plugs into your USB port.

As the June 23rd release approaches, many questions about EFiX remain unanswered:
-Is it an EFI emulator like PC_EFI or Chameleon?
-Is the USB device required every time you boot or just during installation?
-While this device may allow OS 10 to be installed, won't the driver situation be just like that of the OSx86 project?
-How will Apple respond to this?
-Will EFiX's EFI implementation be usable on traditional OSx86 DVDs?

Something of note is the EFiX contact page:
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International dealers:
(If you can not find dealers in your region please contact us)

Germany
Россия
Украина
Taiwan R.O.C.
P.R.China
Japan
Korea

Notice here that the United States, along with many other countries are ignored. Also, netkas who has a sample of the device, stated:
QUOTE (netkas @ Jun 12 2008, 05:47 PM) *
they don't plan to sell it in US.

So, forget about dmcs in this case.

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the website doesn't have anything...plus osx86 have been here for almost a couple of years...and we still have not came up with solutions for all the drivers yet....false promises if u ask me....one install disk for all pc is too magical; like free sex.
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- erei33   EFiX: OSx86 gone commercial?   Jun 13 2008, 01:53 AM
- - x4hu   Sounds nice...   Jun 13 2008, 02:04 AM
- - Envying   Very interesting stuff, thanks for sharing!   Jun 13 2008, 02:04 AM
- - Apple Freak   Guess what, I live in Taiwan! It's a good ...   Jun 13 2008, 02:50 AM
- - dvdivx   Just proves there is a demand apple could fill if ...   Jun 13 2008, 02:51 AM
- - amantheboy08   i want this but boooo!!!! boooooo...   Jun 13 2008, 03:01 AM
- - WinLinMac01   May be Apple is in this and we all don't know ...   Jun 13 2008, 03:43 AM
- - Careless   I have a question, and I'm not trying to be sn...   Jun 13 2008, 03:56 AM
|- - iPhoneTom   QUOTE (Careless @ Jun 13 2008, 03:56 AM) ...   Jun 13 2008, 04:12 AM
- - ResX   Is it just me or does the idea behind this sound r...   Jun 13 2008, 04:13 AM
|- - iPhoneTom   QUOTE (ResX @ Jun 13 2008, 04:13 AM) Is i...   Jun 13 2008, 04:20 AM
- - macgirl   No, it only install all the original files from th...   Jun 13 2008, 04:13 AM
|- - iPhoneTom   QUOTE (thaialism @ Jun 13 2008, 04:20 AM)...   Jun 13 2008, 04:34 AM
- - netkas   i did test with installing it to main system. bur...   Jun 13 2008, 04:37 AM
|- - iPhoneTom   QUOTE (netkas @ Jun 13 2008, 04:37 AM) i ...   Jun 13 2008, 04:39 AM
|- - RepomanUK   QUOTE (netkas @ Jun 13 2008, 05:37 AM) i ...   Jun 13 2008, 08:40 PM
- - amantheboy08   so its not gonna be avalible in USA at all   Jun 13 2008, 04:53 AM
- - ~pcwiz   This could be a nice business for eBay power selle...   Jun 13 2008, 05:02 AM
- - amantheboy08   yeah so lets get some people and buy them in bulks...   Jun 13 2008, 05:07 AM
- - sxjthefirst   Well it's usually those outside the US who get...   Jun 13 2008, 05:17 AM
|- - pebcak   QUOTE (sxjthefirst @ Jun 13 2008, 07:17 A...   Jun 13 2008, 05:29 AM
|- - CaiusJulius   QUOTE (pebcak @ Jun 13 2008, 07:29 AM) No...   Jun 13 2008, 06:27 AM
|- - mycroes   QUOTE (CaiusJulius @ Jun 13 2008, 08:27 A...   Jun 13 2008, 09:50 AM
|- - titooo   QUOTE (mycroes @ Jun 13 2008, 11:50 AM) A...   Jun 13 2008, 10:56 AM
- - pitap   I don't think installing mac os thru retail dv...   Jun 13 2008, 05:49 AM
- - Mrcollins   It looks to me from the video that it is DUET (tia...   Jun 13 2008, 06:10 AM
- - Deviant0ne   I really want this for some reason. I am excited f...   Jun 13 2008, 06:33 AM
- - Ingram   does EFiX give any advantages compared to OSx86 di...   Jun 13 2008, 07:42 AM
- - MadDoggyca   ya I waz just going to say get it off of ebay. and...   Jun 13 2008, 07:55 AM
- - macita   Does Apple will build a big legal action? Is it le...   Jun 13 2008, 09:30 AM
- - psychonautuk   I dont think it will last unless you can download ...   Jun 13 2008, 09:47 AM
|- - aibonlengket   QUOTE (psychonautuk @ Jun 13 2008, 09:47 ...   Jun 13 2008, 10:02 AM
- - comatron   1.) i hope this usb-thingy will be updatetable/fla...   Jun 13 2008, 09:51 AM
- - TheFr33k   I guess I should buy a bunch of these devices and ...   Jun 13 2008, 09:58 AM
- - Skyper   Its not gonna be sold in the US so get over it and...   Jun 13 2008, 10:36 AM
- - lord_webi   if this thing will work, Apple will go to stop it ...   Jun 13 2008, 10:57 AM
|- - iSkylla   QUOTE (lord_webi @ Jun 13 2008, 06:57 AM)...   Jun 13 2008, 02:31 PM
- - stolevole   This thing will only make sense if it would make P...   Jun 13 2008, 10:57 AM
- - titooo   And... important thing updating more simple!   Jun 13 2008, 11:03 AM
- - Naruto Uzumaki   its a shame really. How can they be so stupid not ...   Jun 13 2008, 11:34 AM
- - Apple Freak   Regarding to all the comments about legal stuffs: ...   Jun 13 2008, 12:00 PM
- - JSn1™   QUOTE (mycroes @ Jun 13 2008, 09:50 AM) A...   Jun 13 2008, 12:55 PM
|- - Acidfever   QUOTE (JSn1™ @ Jun 13 2008, 12:55 PM) Yup...   Jun 13 2008, 01:49 PM
- - REVENGE   Ok, two bets here: 1. It will be severely overpri...   Jun 13 2008, 01:01 PM
- - CLiDE XD   Apple really can't do anything about it legall...   Jun 13 2008, 01:10 PM
- - 1ker   How can that be possible? I mean how is that legal...   Jun 13 2008, 01:29 PM
- - netkas   Don;t forget about russia, minimal macbook pro her...   Jun 13 2008, 01:48 PM
|- - Stravaganza   About this EFiX thing. Nothing can stop this comp...   Jun 13 2008, 05:48 PM
- - DOCa Cola   all what this stick can be is a regular usb storag...   Jun 13 2008, 01:53 PM
- - curlyboy   Isnt the EULA like windows you cant actually read ...   Jun 13 2008, 03:24 PM
- - Viper.Br   QUOTE (erei33 @ Jun 12 2008, 10:53 PM) -W...   Jun 13 2008, 04:13 PM
- - snakeeyes   Hey wait a second, what can Apple really do about ...   Jun 13 2008, 04:48 PM
- - xandiztxu   To boot I will need the USB connected after the in...   Jun 13 2008, 05:14 PM
- - tdtran1025   Apple will just laugh at this PC enthusiast (not o...   Jun 13 2008, 05:22 PM
- - Hagar   The label thing is a myth.. every lawyer I've ...   Jun 13 2008, 06:02 PM
- - grtitan   Lately, I noted that if anything is announced that...   Jun 13 2008, 06:09 PM
- - Snerler   QUOTE Украин...   Jun 13 2008, 06:16 PM
- - alamoa   Just 2 questions? 1. Why is it not sold to Brazil...   Jun 13 2008, 07:04 PM
- - thefinalprophecy   I'll make friends with an Apple Store employee...   Jun 13 2008, 07:14 PM
- - skyhighmac   You are on Gizmodo!!   Jun 13 2008, 07:38 PM
|- - erei33   QUOTE (skyhighmac @ Jun 13 2008, 03:38 PM...   Jun 14 2008, 01:22 AM
- - Josh Fee   So it is a USB device... how can a USB device alte...   Jun 13 2008, 07:41 PM
- - thefinalprophecy   No, I think that's pretty much it. As far as ...   Jun 13 2008, 07:59 PM
- - MacThomas   Maybe the developers of EFiX will give you to choo...   Jun 13 2008, 08:18 PM
- - kinkster   If this is meant for retail OS X DVDs I don't ...   Jun 13 2008, 08:58 PM
- - SDRacer48   I think the whole question of "Will Apple res...   Jun 13 2008, 08:59 PM
- - fryke   If your argument is that Apple won't care beca...   Jun 13 2008, 09:50 PM
- - kinkster   This is just EFI on a USB chip. If you downloading...   Jun 13 2008, 10:49 PM
- - braveskunk   hey, the whole thing is fishy to me. look from thi...   Jun 13 2008, 11:34 PM
- - kinkster   Possibly the USB stick would inject some EFI emula...   Jun 14 2008, 01:22 AM
- - amantheboy08   All you guys might be wrong it might be some actua...   Jun 14 2008, 01:57 AM
- - Atreyu S3   I do not like this one bit   Jun 14 2008, 02:22 AM
- - Netola   Let's wait 'til 23 june to see the real re...   Jun 14 2008, 03:04 AM
- - carlos666   well i just go there and buy that joint and that...   Jun 14 2008, 04:02 AM
- - Kiko   its just a thumb drive with some code on it   Jun 14 2008, 04:11 AM
|- - macgirl   QUOTE (Kiko @ Jun 13 2008, 11:11 PM) its ...   Jun 14 2008, 04:34 AM
- - thefinalprophecy   I guess we're gonna have to, unless someone th...   Jun 14 2008, 04:12 AM
- - f41qu3   i vote for cant transfeer code! its need good ...   Jun 14 2008, 05:02 AM
- - stellarola   I would suggest to anyone who's looking for a ...   Jun 14 2008, 05:09 AM
- - kinkster   This must be new software, not a modification on s...   Jun 14 2008, 05:11 AM
- - Kiko   you could also make this on any pci card with an o...   Jun 14 2008, 05:11 AM
|- - ~pcwiz   QUOTE (Kiko @ Jun 13 2008, 10:11 PM) you ...   Jun 14 2008, 05:29 AM
|- - Dr. Dankenstein   QUOTE (~pcwiz @ Jun 14 2008, 01:29 AM) Br...   Jun 14 2008, 04:43 PM
|- - ~pcwiz   QUOTE (Dr. Dankenstein @ Jun 14 2008, 09...   Jun 14 2008, 05:18 PM
- - DOCa Cola   QUOTE (amantheboy08 @ Jun 14 2008, 03:57 ...   Jun 14 2008, 06:33 AM
- - Synaesthesia   This dongle would be awesome if it worked with Sno...   Jun 14 2008, 07:19 AM
- - Siro   Should be interesting to see what new things does ...   Jun 14 2008, 07:37 AM
- - Aoi   Does this usb thing need to be plug on all the tim...   Jun 14 2008, 07:45 AM
- - titooo   Good question   Jun 14 2008, 09:18 AM
- - chick   Could it be just a bootable thumb drive with PC-EF...   Jun 14 2008, 10:01 AM
|- - ~pcwiz   QUOTE (chick @ Jun 14 2008, 03:01 AM) Cou...   Jun 14 2008, 03:33 PM
- - xfidelity   hey netkas, can you post a picture of the device? ...   Jun 14 2008, 11:41 AM
- - Aggg45   okey dokey.... Usb comes out which is useful for ...   Jun 14 2008, 03:08 PM
- - jotokun   I quite frankly dont care about what it is or what...   Jun 14 2008, 03:37 PM
- - ~pcwiz   Like it has been said a few times before, if this ...   Jun 14 2008, 04:13 PM
- - Jash Sayani   Some Questions: 1. Support for Intel 915 GM ? 2. ...   Jun 14 2008, 05:36 PM
- - identity   on any pc?...i dont think....what about amd?....   Jun 14 2008, 05:39 PM
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