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07-Jun-2009, 02:48 PM #16
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There is probably a legal way of doing and it is more on the difficult side and probably not worth the majority of people's time.
[RANT]No there is not a legal way of installing MacOS on a non-Apple branded computer. If someone wants to run that OS then cough up the beans to buy an Apple. If you read the labelling on the disc, there is an End User License Agreement that prohibits installation on a PC.

Sheesh peoples..... READ THE FORUM RULES before posting.
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08-Jun-2009, 01:52 AM #17
Actually I was the one saying not to do it because it's illegal, so don't tell me to read the rules, I'm not telling anyone to engage in any sort of act. Also there probably is a legal way of doing for experimental purposes under permission of both companies. That is why I was saying it is not efficient and you should not waist your time trying. Read my first comment then you'll see what I'm actually saying.
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08-Jun-2009, 02:51 AM #18
Lone Stranger, there are many ways that "could" be considered legal, however these may bend the rules of the lisence a little bit.

Also, if you are going to go for windows, windows 7 has a distinctly mac feel about the desktop. It does have the origional windows start bar etc, but you can pin things to the dock like you can in mac! Also, it seems to run a lot faster than vista AND xp. Its great!
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08-Jun-2009, 08:52 PM #19
If the solution is to have both operating systems, then buy a Mac, install VM Fusion or Parallels and install Windows. It will operate just like any other Mac application, with drag and drop between the operating systems.
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09-Jun-2009, 03:44 AM #20
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[RANT]No there is not a legal way of installing MacOS on a non-Apple branded computer. If someone wants to run that OS then cough up the beans to buy an Apple. If you read the labelling on the disc, there is an End User License Agreement that prohibits installation on a PC.

Sheesh peoples..... READ THE FORUM RULES before posting.
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Agreed. Any further mention of illegal activities in this thread will get it shut down.
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09-Jun-2009, 04:10 AM #21
Wait I don't understand.
You still can't talk about illegal things if you are trying to prevent them.
Or just being honest about them and saying it is not good.

Like you need to help some people understand.
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09-Jun-2009, 06:03 AM #22
The rules say that you can still discuss illegal things, it just states that you may not give advice or encourage them. Could you please clarify what this means, because im in the same boat as Alkinson. If we have breached the rules in any way, I apologise.
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09-Jun-2009, 06:09 AM #23
Yes, I agree, please inform us.
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09-Jun-2009, 07:15 AM #24
Just don't encourage anybody to do it. Nobody has crossed the line yet but please be careful. It was peck1234 that suggested installing the Mac OS on a PC. I also deleted an expletive from his post. This site is PG-13 so let's keep the language clean.
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09-Jun-2009, 09:57 AM #25
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The rules say that you can still discuss illegal things, it just states that you may not give advice or encourage them. Could you please clarify what this means, because im in the same boat as Alkinson. If we have breached the rules in any way, I apologise.
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Really? Please send me a PM with a quote where it says that. Of course illegal activities can be discussed in certain contexts.
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Okay, thanks I understand now.
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Yes, thank you.
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Cookiegal, i will apologise. I had a good read of the rules a while ago and from memory there was a statement such as the one I suggested. I will admit to not reading the rules again before posting that, as I thought my memory was sufficient. It obviously wasn't.
With all my respect
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Mac or PC? (Personal Computer?)
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Mac or PC? (Personal Computer?)
I think everyone understands that PC stands for Personal Computer and that would mean Masc are PC's as well, but PC just has adapted to the computer culture as a windows based computer. So I think everyone understands its orginal roots, but just knows that today it means from microsoft.
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