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Linux offers the ability to run virtual machines, does it not?

• jayd16 7y ago
  As in run an OSX vm so you can run a backup? You're only allowed to virtualize OSX on Apple hardware.
  • GeekyBear 7y ago
    You you have always been able to back up your iDevice to a Windows instance, if that is what you prefer to use.
    • magduf 7y ago
      You want me to pay for a Windows license to run a Windows VM on Linux, all just so I can back up an iPhone? I don't have to do any of this crap with an Android phone.
      • mosselman 7y ago
        True, but you do get wrung out for personal data in order to sell you ads. There is always that.
        • selebrazin 7y ago
          And do you believe that running Windows in a virtual machine prevents Microsoft from getting the telemetry data and who knows what else? While you're right that running Android does expose (some of) your data to advertisers, with Windows, we're not even sure what exactly is leaving your machine the last time I checked. Or are you suggesting that an average Linux user who wants to back up their iPhone needs to buy and install Windows in a VM, and then is further expected to tinker with ingress/egress network rules to make sure no data is being sent over to Microsoft? I'd say that's a tall order.
          • mosselman 7y ago
            I was just reacting to the iPhone vs Android element of your comment. Obviously you'd have to buy a $1000+ macbook to backup your iPhone.
          • filoleg 7y ago
            > And do you believe that running Windows in a virtual machine prevents Microsoft from getting the telemetry data and who knows what else? If you only use that VM for backing up your iPhone, there are no useful telemetry signals for them to collect in the first place.
  • mosselman 7y ago
    "You're only allowed to virtualize OSX on Apple hardware." Haha, good one. Who cares?
    • monocasa 7y ago
      I mean, I do. It's a pain in the ass to legally integrate our MacOS app into our normal CI/CD pipeline because of this. It also does put a shelf life on the underlying software in a way that even crazy old computer software like for an IBM 700 series doesn't have.
• madars 7y ago
  Apple EULA used to (still does?) prohibit virtualization of macOS on non-Apple hardware, so this setup could get flaky (need to patch around new hardware detection mechanisms when upgrading the OS).
  • scarface74 7y ago
    iTunes runs on Windows....