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I think the part about TPM simply isn't true. The reason OS X doesn't run on normal X 86 machines by default doesn't have anything to do with the TPM, there eve

by pieter 16y ago

I think the part about TPM simply isn't true. The reason OS X doesn't run on normal X 86 machines by default doesn't have anything to do with the TPM, there even isn't a TPM anymore in modern macs. You could use the TPM similar to how you can use an eToken to securely store your private key and sign stuff in hardware, it doesn't pose any limitations on your system. Read this for more in-depth info: http://www.osxbook.com/software/tpm-emulator/ http://www.osxbook.com/software/tpm-emulator/ http://osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter7/tpmdrmmyth/ http://osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter7/tpmdrmmyth/

rwl 16y ago
Ah, ok. So it looks like my information is out of date, and Apple isn't shipping a TPM anymore. But they did, at some point, use a combination of hardware and software to try to prevent users from running OS X on non-Apple hardware (or a VM)? Even if they didn't, the EULA still forbids it. And I'll take "Please don't use this software on this platform (but we won't stop you)" over "Don't use this software on this platform (or we can sue you)" any day...