There used to be things called a Hackintosh which was basically OSX
installed on a generic PC. There were even companies which would sell
you one but they have pretty much all been sued out of existence. Apples
OSX license doesn't let you install on non-Apple hardware since, at some
level, it's the software that sells the hardware. From what I recall,
even if you attempted it, you had to have the latest gee whiz PC parts
before it would work so the cost savings wasn't all that substantial.
You couldn't just clean off some old clunker from the basement and get
it to install.
CB
On 4/2/14 3:01 PM, Chris Apple boy wrote:
See because Mac Os X is only available in the Mac App Store it is now
impossible to purchase it for devices other than a mac. So even if it
wasn't illegal you still have the restrictions and Apple certainly
reinforces these by only making it available in the Mac App Store.
Regards Chris
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof!
On 02/04/2014 18:48, alberto wrote:
Hi, even with a bought copy you have those restrictions.
On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Scott Duck <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Chris,
You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you
do it,
if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I
wasn't
talking about pirating it. I assume that, if I were to purchase a
copy of
OSX, I could legally install it on anything that I like, just as one
can
install Windows on a Mac if they own the copy of Windows that they are
installing. However, it may not even be possible to purchase OSX
without a
Mac. Probably isn't, now that I think about it, as I don't think
that they
sell it on CD any more. Anyway, just didn't want you to think that I
was
trying to do something that I shouldn't.
Thanks,
Scott Duck
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Apple boy
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC
I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for
Mac Os X
but someone can prove me wrong if they like.
Regards Chris
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof!
On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote:
Hi,
Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment
on a
PC?
I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac
but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I
don't mean in 246 easy steps. LOL
Thanks,
Scott Duck
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