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The source is the license agreement for macOS. It explicitly says that the software is licensed to run on Apple branded computers. If you run it elsewhere you a
by edko 10y ago
The source is the license agreement for macOS. It explicitly says that the software is licensed to run on Apple branded computers. If you run it elsewhere you are running it unlicensed.
Can you also provide a source? Would your acquaintances mind if you provided links to the apps they have developed with their Hackintoshes for years?
- adamors 10y agoIf you are talking about the Apple EULA, that is not enforceable in the EU.
- fulafel 10y agoThat loophole was an argument back when you could buy a copy of OS X on DVD, but is there any current way of obtaining a legal copy of OS X separately?
- citruspi 10y agoLooks like you can purchase a USB drive with the OS X El Capitan installer[0] from SanDisk(?) via Amazon. You can purchase Snow Leopard[0], Lion[1], and Mountain Lion[2] directly from the Apple Store, but Snow Leopard looks like a DVD and Lion and Mountain Lion look like Mac App Store codes, and you'd need an existing macOS installation in that case. You can also purchase an OS X Lion USB installation drive[4] from Apple via Amazon. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Included/dp/B015HCZDJS https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Include... [1]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow... [2]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion [3]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lio... [4]: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B0065V30NM https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B006...