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Because the cost for supporting random hardware will probably run to more than they make from running such a program. Not to mention Apple doesn't seem to care

• walterbell 10y ago
  There is a middle ground between "random hardware" and one Apple device, clearly evidenced by the Hackintosh community. The difference is that Apple can more effectively support a whitelist of components than the Hackintosh community that is already doing it on a volunteer basis.
• grandalf 10y ago
  Even if once each year Apple picked a "blessed" list of commodity hardware (one motherboard, one graphics card, etc.) that was supported, it would still be a major improvement over the status quo. Apple could pick partly based on the MSRP of the hardware or charge a licensing fee to the winner. It's just such a shame that getting a high performance desktop that runs OSX is such a hassle.
• dawnerd 10y ago
  Just offer no support or set a rate to variety for it.
• protomyth 10y ago
  > Because the cost for supporting random hardware will probably run to more than they make from running such a program. What support? NeXT once had a fax that they sent you with the listed hardware that it worked on. Its even easier now that Intel has shut out all third-party motherboard chipsets. Your paying for legality, not support.