Running Mac OS X on Generic PCs with Parallels/VMWare? [Update]
CNN profiles the growing Mac virtualization market that allows Mac users to run Windows (and other Intel operating systems) on their Macs.
An interesting side effect of this virtualization software is that it suddenly has also become easier for PC users to run Mac OS X on their PCs
Parallels will reportedly be upgrading its software further "in a way that by coincidence will make it easier to run Mac OS on a non-Apple computer."It appears that both VMWare and Parallels have been "crippled" to satisfy demands from Apple that users not be encouraged to install Mac OS X on PCs. VMware's CEO says their initial shipment delay has been, in part, due to Apple's demands:
Update: Apparently, Parallels is planning to provide Mac OS X virtualization on Macs, so that users can run additional versions of Mac OS X in a window. The side-effect to this feature would make it easier to run Mac OS X in a similar virtualization environment on non-Apple PCs. Details
An interesting side effect of this virtualization software is that it suddenly has also become easier for PC users to run Mac OS X on their PCs
VMware's CEO Diane Greene told me last week that her company's existing x86 desktop product is already being used by some to run Mac OS on computers from Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others, though this is not intentional on VMware's part.
Parallels will reportedly be upgrading its software further "in a way that by coincidence will make it easier to run Mac OS on a non-Apple computer."
"We were trying to do it the way they wanted to, but in hindsight we should have just gone ahead, I wonder what Steve Jobs is going to do, because there is so much pressure to run Mac OS on non-Macs. There's no technical reason not to do it. He's so proprietary about everything, yet it could be a very strategic move for him to make"
Update: Apparently, Parallels is planning to provide Mac OS X virtualization on Macs, so that users can run additional versions of Mac OS X in a window. The side-effect to this feature would make it easier to run Mac OS X in a similar virtualization environment on non-Apple PCs. Details
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66 months ago
How is it a very strategic move? They make money on the hardware.... :confused:
66 months ago
I don't know much about programming or anything, but I thought there was something in the OS X code that binds Mac OS X to official Apple hardware. So if this is true, wouldn't it be illegal to run OS X in a virtual environment on a pc?
66 months ago
What advantage does that really give you? You still have to have windows up. I guess ARD and server stuff might be cool to run.
66 months ago
Please let me dual-boot on my PC! I'll always be in the market for a Mac with OSX, but running OSX on a PC would be awesome. Choose the best/most appropriate hardware and choose the best OS!
66 months ago
I can see this subject from both angles. On one hand, this means that you don't have to buy an Apple branded computer which saves us money. However, Apple makes a lot of money off of their hardware so I can see where they want to keep it so it only runs on their hardware. I bet that Apple will put a stop to it. I thought that you couldn't run OS X on non-apple hardware anyways.
66 months ago
I smell a lawsuit.
I can also see Apple doing some pretty fancy dancy stuff to prevent Mac OS from running on non-Apple hardware. I think Mac OS should stay on Macs.
I'm also sure that OS X won't run as well on Dells and HPs because of the difference in hardware (video cards, sound boards, etc)
I can also see Apple doing some pretty fancy dancy stuff to prevent Mac OS from running on non-Apple hardware. I think Mac OS should stay on Macs.
I'm also sure that OS X won't run as well on Dells and HPs because of the difference in hardware (video cards, sound boards, etc)
66 months ago
While I would love to be able to only deal with Mac OSX I will not sacrifice that for the loss Apple :apple: Hardware. I just hope this doesn't result in any loss of Apple sales. Although I doubt 99.9% of potential switchers would even consider doing something like this. It shouldn't affect Apple too much, just so long as it doesn't make a hit news story or something...
66 months ago
If Apple really wanted to be evil, I bet the EULA of Mac OS X stipulates it can only be run on an actual Apple Computer and they could go out and sue individual users, or sue VMWare for making a product which purpose is to violate an EULA of another product.
Even if the EULA doesn't stipulate that, Apple will still sue someone.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS. :mad: :mad: :apple: :mad: :mad:
Even if the EULA doesn't stipulate that, Apple will still sue someone.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS. :mad: :mad: :apple: :mad: :mad:
66 months ago
Shhhhhhhh.
Do you hear that marching sound?
The squeaky squeak of tank treads?
It's the sound of Apple legal on a blitzkrieg.
Sie kommen...
Do you hear that marching sound?
The squeaky squeak of tank treads?
It's the sound of Apple legal on a blitzkrieg.
Sie kommen...
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