Hackintosh - Mac OSX on a PC - Page 2

On_The_Grind · #11 07-08-2007, 02:03 AM

sweert lol

Freakin · #12 07-08-2007, 02:08 AM

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man, it would be awesome to run windows on a dell notebook via OSx86 and parallels desktop.

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Imagine the efficiency!

I'm waiting for VMWare for Mac, personally...

Evan · #13 07-08-2007, 02:18 AM

This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

asofel · #14 07-08-2007, 02:19 AM

dear god if you can't figure out the Mac interface in about 2 picoseconds you don't deserve to know how long that actually is...seriously guys, its beyond easy....

and fwiw i'd much rather run osx and boot xp or *gasp* vista from parallels than boot os x from a pc box...just sayin....

/drank the coolaide

Freakin · #15 07-08-2007, 02:35 AM

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This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

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OSX is not for sale. Apple will not license OSX for use on PCs.

Evan · #16 07-08-2007, 02:56 AM

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This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

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OSX is not for sale. Apple will not license OSX for use on PCs.

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Okay, so this osx/x86 mashup is something put together separate from osx by someone other than apple. Free I assume?

citanul · #17 07-08-2007, 03:32 AM

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This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

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OSX is not for sale. Apple will not license OSX for use on PCs.

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i don't understand, are you saying you can't buy OSX? does that mean when you "buy" it, you still would have to download it and it would know you were on a pc?

kipin · #18 07-08-2007, 03:38 AM

He probably means that if you buy OSX, and pop the CD in, it won't boot up/install onto an x86 system.

That means that the only way to get this running is through some sort of Crack/Emulation that is not endorsed by Apple.

It is also probably illegal under some reverse engineering clause in the DMCA.

tsearcher · #19 07-08-2007, 03:42 AM

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This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

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OSX is not for sale. Apple will not license OSX for use on PCs.

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You can buy it right here http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/We...p;nplm=MA453Z/A

Dudd · #20 07-08-2007, 03:44 AM

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This might be a really stupid question, but did you buy osx to do this?

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OSX is not for sale. Apple will not license OSX for use on PCs.

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i don't understand, are you saying you can't buy OSX? does that mean when you "buy" it, you still would have to download it and it would know you were on a pc?

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OSX for X86 (ie, Intel/AMD) only comes preloaded on official Macintosh computers and isn't sold separately to load on any old PC. You can't charge a price premium for the same components if any idiot can buy a cheaper Dell and then install OS X themselves.