Mac look alike?

Odd iodine at runbox.no
Sat Nov 28 12:47:55 UTC 2009


M. Milanuk wrote:
> Odd wrote:
>> What's a "Window computer"? I f you are talking about PCs running
>> Windows, they are pretty much the same as a Mac, except for the
>> outrageous price tag. And they run MacOS just fine.
>> 
>> Look here if you don't believe me: http://www.hackintosh.com/
>> 
> 
> Other than I believe there is a clause in the EULA for Mac OS X that
>  requires it to be ran on 'genuine Apple hardware'... which is why
> you never see Mac OS X *guests* on any virtualization software like 
> Virtualbox or VMware.  Linux, yes.  Windows, yes.  OS X, no.
> 
> I realize most people don't believe EULAs to be worth a darn,

Most often they aren't, in a court of law.

> but I don't think its a good idea to recommend such practices for
> someone's kid.

I wasn't recommending it, just pointing out that it is possible,
contrary to what Thomas wrote.

-- 
Odd




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