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Running Mac OS X On Standard PCs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-bye-apple-tax dept.

ZDOne writes "ZDNet's reviews team have been tinkering with the various ways of running OS X on standard PCs. They found that with the right hardware components, a standard PC running Mac OS X Leopard is, at first sight, no different from a genuine Apple Mac. Special CPU extensions such as Intel VT-x provide support for software solutions like Parallels Desktop for Mac. Even Adobe Photoshop, which queries a Mac to verify its authenticity, runs fine on a standard PC thanks to EFI emulation. However the article points out that it's a pretty technical proposition to get OS X running on non-Apple hardware, beyond all but the most powerful power users. And then there is the legal question. Don't even think about trying to put OS X on your PC without first purchasing a legitimate copy of Mac OS Leopard."

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  1. But if your time has no value... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...why not just stick with Windows?

  2. Re:MacOS on PCs... by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "MacOS X on PCs is like Linux on microwaves: it's very cool"
    ... as opposed to Windows for Microwaves, which keeps your food very cool ;-)
    --
    Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
  3. I went there by tripmine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't even think about trying to put OS X on your PC without first purchasing a legitimate copy of Mac OS Leopard." Oh, I thought about it...
    1. Re:I went there by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's kind of like breathing, you don't think about it until someone brings it up.

      By the way, you are now breathing manually.

      --
      Reviewing just the first hour of video games.
  4. Re:Pre-empting the fanboy spin by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not if you put an apple sticker on your PC!

    --
    which is totally what she said
  5. Re:MacOS on PCs... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "MacOS X on PCs is like Linux on microwaves: it's very cool"
    ... as opposed to Windows for Microwaves, which keeps your food very cool ;-) Don't forget that Windows for Microwaves brings a whole new meaning to "blue screen of death".
  6. iGroundhogDay by SimonGhent · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here we go...

    posts as follows:

    "Apple won't release Mac OS because they can't tightly control the hardware"

    "That doesn't matter, it's down to the device drivers"

    ".. but will it run Linux"

    "The Mac Book Air doesn't have a removable battery so it's shit"

    "Why would you want to run OS-X, the earth is only 3,000 years old"

    --
    simon
  7. Re:Never mind the buying part... by dfm3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because even if you pay for it, the EULA forbids you from legally running it on non-apple branded hardware. That's what the Apple stickers that come with your iPod are for...