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Re: Loading OS X on a pc

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Leigh wrote:Running OSX, or indeed any other Apple operating system, on a non-Mac machine is illegal.
Errr.... what if you just buy OSX?
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Re: Loading OS X on a pc

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DAE_JA_VOO wrote:
Leigh wrote:Running OSX, or indeed any other Apple operating system, on a non-Mac machine is illegal.
Errr.... what if you just buy OSX?
It's not a matter of purchasing it, as I understand it. The problem lies in the fact that in order to run it on a non-Mac machine, you need to alter it somewhat, reverse engineer it. And this is a violation of the EULA, because you're tampering with code that you don't own.
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