I do something similar with VMWare Workstation on linux (which is free). I use the hardware IDs from my Mac Mini, that funnily enough is a Windows server, so t

I do something similar with VMWare Workstation on linux (which is free). I use the hardware IDs from my Mac Mini, that funnily enough is a Windows server, so that I can use it for iMessage. No better setup having Ubuntu as the dev OS and the ability to test on MacOS and Windows at the same time.