Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too

Re:Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too by runjake on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @02:38PM (#4038990)

Within the realms of legalities and liabilities, Apple does "let" you buy and install OS X on any machine. Supporting a broad range of hardware is a whole other rat's nest. And nothing's stopping you from installing third-party hardware and its accompanying driver on your Hackintosh, this does work.

That said, my Hackintosh days ended with the realization that the hardware was as important to me as the software.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too by gte910h on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @04:17PM (#4039564)

Hackintoshes are not allowed by the license agreement:

"2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. A. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time."

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too by runjake on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @05:08PM (#4039915)

I think you're quoting a rather old EULA. Here's the one I have for Lion:

  2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.  
  A. Standard and Preinstalled Apple Software License. 
  Subject to the terms and conditions of this 
  License, *unless you obtained the Apple Software from the 
  Mac App Store*, on Apple-branded 
  physical media (e.g., on an Apple-branded USB memory stick)  
  or under a volume license, 
  maintenance or other written agreement from Apple, you are
  granted a limited, non-exclusive license 
  to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software 
  on a single Apple-branded computer at any one time. For 
  example, these standard single-copy license terms apply to
  you if you obtained the Apple Software preinstalled on 
  Apple-branded hardware.

[ Parent | on HN ]