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There is no need to bootleg any software and no it is not 'Illegal'. You can and should buy a copy of OSX which you can do on the app store without much issue.
by mbell 14y ago
There is no need to bootleg any software and no it is not 'Illegal'. You can and should buy a copy of OSX which you can do on the app store without much issue. It is however, against the 'terms of service' which is not a legal issue but one of support / danger of being 'cut off' by an update.
That said, keep in mind that much of the work done to allow this is done by people disenfranchised by Apple's lack of a decent, upgradable, 'pro' model. In other words your often being supported by people in the same position as you.
- blibble 14y agoI'm sure if we did that then our auditors and compliance officers would love the fact that we chose a system with full knowledge that we'd be breaking the contract we bought it under.
- veidr 14y agoIt is not a criminal issue, but it is certainly a legal issue. Even if you buy the install media at the Apple store, you don't legally have the right to install the copyrighted work on your hackintosh. I'm not saying there are likely to be real-world consequences, just that most normal businesses have policies in place to make sure they comply with legal and contractual obligations, which make hackintoshes a non-starter. I should not have said you have to "bootleg" the OS, though; as you point out, that is wrong. You can simply buy it and then install it in violation of the license terms -- which is not the same thing at all.