Macintosh OS X on PC

[Prographic]

I recently found out there was a way to load os x on any windows xp pc that meets the requirements has anybody done this.

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[Phillyphries]

Probably doesn't take much to run Mac OS X anyways

But yeaa it was leaked a while ago, and I've seen it installed on some PC's. I believe you can also install XP on Mac, or so I've heard.

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[Prographic]

You may find it hard to belive but mac os x acually has a program called boot camp that dual boots my uncle has it on his mac

[JJS]

Installing other operating systems on an Intel Mac is not a big deal since PC OS are designed to run on pretty much any hardware configuration. If Apple wouldn't have gone the EFI route instead of a regular bios, you could most likely do it without bootcamp.

For running MacOS X on a non-Mac you have two options:
- run it in VMWare (it officially only supports MacOS X Server, but you can still run the regular version with it)
- build a PC that has hardware components which OSX has drivers for, you will still have to apply some patches to the system though

That being said, doing any of the two options above violates the EULA.

[Phillyphries]

I'm curious, what's so great about Mac compared to Windows?

[waratte]

I'm curious, what's so great about Mac compared to Windows?

It's not.

[Phillyphries]

I'm curious, what's so great about Mac compared to Windows?

It's not.

Then why do people pay for Macs come to mind. $1000+ machine to play crappy games and run useless and proprietary software,
Or build/buy a PC for $600+ to play great games and run every software and emulation?

[wololo]

I'm curious, what's so great about Mac compared to Windows?

Nothing. But macOS is required to develop for iOS (iPhone and iPad) which are the easiest way to make money nowadays on the mobile market. That's the only reason I could see on top of my head to run macOS on a PC.

Then why do people pay for Macs come to mind. $1000+ machine to play crappy games and run useless and proprietary software,
Or build/buy a PC for $600+ to play great games and run every software and emulation?

Apple products are like luxury. There is no "technical" reason behind the price of their products, they just sell it for the price people are ready to pay for it.

[i_love_redsn0w]

But macOS is required to develop for iOS (iPhone and iPad)

it is? can u make apps for cydia on windows ??? is it only apps for the app store? i hate mac it's like closed source linux and it cost too much (but it do love my ipod touch(4th gen ios 4.2 jailbroken sux tho cause right now it's tethered))

[i_love_redsn0w]

- build a PC that has hardware components which OSX has drivers for, you will still have to apply some patches to the system though

That being said, doing the option above violates the EULA.

i belive this is called a hackintosh