Hi, actually they say they've done this successfully for a number of people who brought in old MacBooks (it's a non-profit organization with a lot of employees using older and used hardware, who don't need the latest and greatest technology to do their jobs, in a profession where little economic support is provided). And if they have a proven hack they have been using for several years, whether Apple drops support for it in the coming months or not is irrelevant do doing it now.
And more to the continued support, a quick look around the Internet seems to suggest that Mountain Lion will also run on a Core Duo with the proper hack. But I'm not finding a lof details about people currently using these hacks.
CORRECTION: I'm looking at MLPost Facto which specifically limits the hack to unsupported Core 2 Duo chips. Still Lion would be helpful, though it sounds like its days are numbered. However, even if Apple stops supporting Lion, as long as Firefox and critical software do, shouldn't that should satisfy most IT needs? I think one of he issues is not just that Apple has dropped support for Snow Leopard, but so has everyone else.
And more to the continued support, a quick look around the Internet seems to suggest that Mountain Lion will also run on a Core Duo with the proper hack. But I'm not finding a lof details about people currently using these hacks.
CORRECTION: I'm looking at MLPost Facto which specifically limits the hack to unsupported Core 2 Duo chips. Still Lion would be helpful, though it sounds like its days are numbered. However, even if Apple stops supporting Lion, as long as Firefox and critical software do, shouldn't that should satisfy most IT needs? I think one of he issues is not just that Apple has dropped support for Snow Leopard, but so has everyone else.