[Bloodyskullz]

Is it true that leopard is being made to work with PC's that run windows? That would be great as it would be more of a reason to purchase it without getting a Mac product.

Anyone able to back this up?

[ferrija1]

You can illegally run OS X on a PC, but there is no official way to do this and I wouldn't be surprised if Apple patched OS X and disabled all the PCs running OS X.

[dannyn]

yes you can.. but no one on here will tell you how to.
it is illegal!!!

[Bloodyskullz]

Guys I meant legally. I already know about the illegal part. Its more like who doesn't? lol.

But seriously from what I have heard, leopard is being made to support those who have made custom built machines and want to run their software.

[dannyn]

nope. illegal. as of now. it may change down the road though.. or at least i am hoping.

[ferrija1]

As I said earlier, there is no official, legal way to run OS X on x86 (PC) architecture. There is a company, Psystar, that claims they will be making and selling so called "Hackintosh" computers running OS X, but there will undoubtedly be some legal ramifications for them. You must realize Apple does this because they are a hardware company, if they did not sell Macs, their business would be much smaller.

[monckywrench]

""This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time."
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx104.pdf

Yet another reason to run Linux or BSD.

[Bloodyskullz]

Excuse my ignorance, but BSD?

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by monckywrench

""This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time."
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx104.pdf

Yet another reason to run Linux or BSD.

I would use Linux, but there are too many programs that don't work on Linux. Flash, Photoshop, Final Cut, and Aperature just to name a few.

[monckywrench]

"I would use Linux, but there are too many programs that don't work on Linux. Flash, Photoshop, Final Cut, and Aperature just to name a few."

Since you can afford the retail versions of that software, the cost of a Mac is trivial and there isn't any reason to run Linux or bother attempting to make a Hackintosh.

[dannyn]

Excuse my ignorance, but BSD?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by monckywrench

"I would use Linux, but there are too many programs that don't work on Linux. Flash, Photoshop, Final Cut, and Aperature just to name a few."

Since you can afford the retail versions of that software, the cost of a Mac is trivial and there isn't any reason to run Linux or bother attempting to make a Hackintosh.

I actually get software from my dad's work, they have volume licenses of everything and never use every "seat" or registration, but I see your point. I just want to make it known that there's a reason why many of us can't use Linux, since there are many die-hard Linux aficionados who are pressuring everyone to use Linux (don't worry, you're not one, in fact, when it comes to Macs I probably am one ) .

[dharrington]

Apple would never want to do this, they would lose out completely in the hardware market then! Their hardware is overpriced and any company can beat them. The minute they make Mac OSX available on PCs, their computer hardware market will disappear.

[loserOlimbs]

Originally Posted by Bloodyskullz

Guys I meant legally. I already know about the illegal part. Its more like who doesn't? lol.

But seriously from what I have heard, leopard is being made to support those who have made custom built machines and want to run their software.

Not gonna happen.

Macs are PCs, and not a thing is special about them other than the case.

You are paying for the limited serials on the hardware and Apples markup. They aren't going to change that.

[MacPwnsWin]

Illegal? kinda. It'll just be a breach of contract with the software license agreement for the operating system. I don't know what the repercussions are. I would gladly tell you how, if i knew, because I really have no regard for that part of the contract. If I want to build my own mac, let me... Besides, they're not going to waste their time hunting you down. You still bought their software, you should be able to use it how you want. they would never patch it though; Apple is the laziest company ever when it comes to copyright protection and things along those lines.