is it illegal to run mac os x emulator on vmware

Your point is valid, but Apple is fighting trends that conflict with the way they want to do business. Mac developers could perhaps use it at a cut rate or for free, and then be able to test their software against many different versions of OSX, Safari, etc. What would be really interesting I think would be if Apple worked with Sun to sell subscriptions to a virtualized OSX on Sun’s Grid infrastructure. If Apple thinks it’s smart to say their application ecosystem should be tied down to the sale of physical property (which is how consumer’s naturally perceieve the PC market anyways, as well as their purchases of any other product), then let them try that. It’s still to be seen whether Microsoft’s revenue model of selling nebulous OS licenses is sustainable for the longterm a more conservative and sure business model is software services (as with Linux) or selling a physical product (as with Apple).īesides, if you want to run a virtualized UNIX, just run Solaris, BSD, or Linux. Otherwise, Apple would in effect be pitting Mac OSX as a Window/Linux competitor, which is not a profitiable venture unless they want to get Mac into the services arena. I don’t think you won’t see MS opening up the XBox anytime soon.Īpple is smart in keeping their revenue tied to a physical device. Personally, I do think Apple want to allow this eventually, but they need to control it (as any company should I guess)… Remember, Linux and MS aren’t concerned about selling boxes, only the OS. I understand why you could have a problem with this too (as I would), but it’s just a though. However, maybe osx86 is an answer for you, you already have an OS X licence, and from what I understand, you can get OS X to run under VM (not sure about //’s). This means that you (for the short/medium term at least) won’t be able to run OS X by Apples terms under Linux (or Windows).

Apple has been hurt by opening up the OS once before, so will tread carefully here. Who knows, maybe this would work, maybe if you run OS X virualised you’d realise what you were missing and go buy a real one. OK, if those PC users were never going to buy a Mac, then no harm done.

If Apple were to “allow” //’s and VM to run OS X, then so many people out there would continue to use their current PC and put OS X on that. However, in Apples case (not being a fanboy, just know a little (stress “little” of the history here), Apple need to sell h/w.Įver since day one for them they have been a h/w company that just happens to make good software too.

Chas, you do make a good point, it’s not a scenario I’d considered, but for some makes perfect sense.

Is it illegal to run mac os x emulator on vmware