Snow leopard on a PC
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Just asking the question may not violate the Community Guidelines. I'm pretty sure all of us that have made the move to OS X in the last 4 yrs or so have had the same question. Especially, those of us that had been use to building our own systems for a number of years.
The answer is No for two reasons. The EULA only permits it's install onto Apple branded hardware and the encryption must be cracked (which is illegal by U.S. law at this time) in order to install it on non-Apple hardware.
Any discussion of doing it (how to do so, etc.) would be against the Community Guidelines since it is illegal to do so.
The answer is No for two reasons. The EULA only permits it's install onto Apple branded hardware and the encryption must be cracked (which is illegal by U.S. law at this time) in order to install it on non-Apple hardware.
Any discussion of doing it (how to do so, etc.) would be against the Community Guidelines since it is illegal to do so.
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Well, while I never actually asked in the forum, I've sure wanted to do it.
Probably the only reason I never asked, is because I spent enough time reading posts and saw what happened when others asked it. ;D
Probably the only reason I never asked, is because I spent enough time reading posts and saw what happened when others asked it. ;D
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Snow Leopard without the multi touch gestures of the best trackpads available (Mac trackpads) wouldn't be as much fun anyway.
Also, by the time you are ready, the Mac you get may have Lion installed
Also, by the time you are ready, the Mac you get may have Lion installed
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What 6string said.
PC users who admire Snow Leopard are to be praised for their good taste, but they fail to understand that what makes a Mac isn't just the software. It's the synergy (sorry, but it's true) between Apple's hardware and software, in a million little ways that many people don't even consciously notice.
PC users who admire Snow Leopard are to be praised for their good taste, but they fail to understand that what makes a Mac isn't just the software. It's the synergy (sorry, but it's true) between Apple's hardware and software, in a million little ways that many people don't even consciously notice.
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Further chas what they do not seem to understand is Apple are hardware manufacturers making the software to run on their hardware exclusively.
Microsoft are software manufacturers making the software to run on the lowest common denominator of Windows compatible machines.
Running OS X on a PC fulfills about 35% of the software's design.
Microsoft are software manufacturers making the software to run on the lowest common denominator of Windows compatible machines.
Running OS X on a PC fulfills about 35% of the software's design.
Well, the obvious answer to the initial question of this thread is the two rhetorical questions of "Is it legal?" and "Is there any point?", the answer to both of those being a resounding *NO*.
It's illegal in the same way that it's entirely possible to use copyrighted music in a YouTube video, but you'll get done for theft if you do. I.e. it's piracy of something intended for only one use.
And it's pointless because one of the big reasons OSX works so well is it's designed for the custom hardware it's sold on, and only that hardware. OSX running on a non-Mac PC will be no more stable - likely worse - than Windows on the same machine.
However, the same principle applies in reverse; install Windows 7 on a Mac via BootCamp (i.e. with all the custom drivers from OSX), and it will run almost (it'll still be held-back by its reliance on a registry) as well as OSX - far better than it would ever run on any PC of equal spec.
In other words, if you want Mac OSX, buy a Mac; and if you want a PC... Buy a Mac!
It's illegal in the same way that it's entirely possible to use copyrighted music in a YouTube video, but you'll get done for theft if you do. I.e. it's piracy of something intended for only one use.
And it's pointless because one of the big reasons OSX works so well is it's designed for the custom hardware it's sold on, and only that hardware. OSX running on a non-Mac PC will be no more stable - likely worse - than Windows on the same machine.
However, the same principle applies in reverse; install Windows 7 on a Mac via BootCamp (i.e. with all the custom drivers from OSX), and it will run almost (it'll still be held-back by its reliance on a registry) as well as OSX - far better than it would ever run on any PC of equal spec.
In other words, if you want Mac OSX, buy a Mac; and if you want a PC... Buy a Mac!
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YES in a fashion!
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Provided you're a crook and are even capable of cracking the encryption.
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