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A cloud offering of OS X? Who would need something like that?
by andoon 9y ago
A cloud offering of OS X? Who would need something like that?
- cozzyd 9y agoSomething like that could potentially be useful for me to see if the scientific software I write/use on Linux is likely to compile/work on various Mac OS X devices (right now I just count on others to complain when things don't work). And there are plenty of use cases: * an iOS development offering (as long as iOS development is restricted to Mac OS X) * security research * integration with software not available on Linux (e.g. something Photoshoppy) * hardcore fanboys who can't stomach using anything not ordained by Apple
- chatmasta 9y agoThere's lots of cool stuff you could automate if you could provision OS X on demand. For example, you could offer an "iMessage proxy service" that proxies text messages it receives through your iMessage account by calling the iMessage app as a black box in the OS X instance. If you want to do this yourself, you can do it of course but your OS X will need to be running 24/7. Fwiw the same is true if you could virtualize iOS.
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- tyingq 9y agoI rented one just to make sure my site redesign worked well in Safari. I assume others do it to check OSX compatibility, or maybe to try Swift out in it's native environment, etc. It's attractive because I can rent it when I need it, versus buying a Mac (or copy of OSX) I'll only use occasionally.