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is it illegal to run OSX in virtual box?

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September 15, 2013 4:51:43 PM

So I was poking around in virtual box and I saw an option to install osx in a virtual machine! I would really like to have a osx virtual machine to develop some xcode, but does this virtual machine route violate any apple uela's or user agreements, or is it a perfectly legal alternative to hackintosh? I have a legal disk that I bought for a mac pro a wile back that I can use, so there will be no piracy there, just wondering if it is legal.

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September 15, 2013 4:58:43 PM

No, it is legal; because you own a legal copy of Apple's OS license.
As long as you have a legal copy of OSX, it doesn't matter where you install it.
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September 15, 2013 5:06:39 PM

cars12345 said:
No, it is legal; because you own a legal copy of Apple's OS license.
As long as you have a legal copy of OSX, it doesn't matter where you install it.


great! I apreciate the help. if you dont mind im going to keep the post open a few more mins to make sure there is no other vital feedback.
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September 15, 2013 5:14:10 PM

Would agree. I run a full Hackintosh on my i5 3570K rig and really like it. Also got OS X legally witch is the only way I would run it.
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September 15, 2013 6:07:47 PM

It is against the EULA to run OSX on anything other than Apple branded hardware.
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September 15, 2013 6:46:32 PM

loosescrews said:
It is against the EULA to run OSX on anything other than Apple branded hardware.


Yes, in the EULA, it states "Apple-labeled computer".
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSX.htm

I never knew this. So even if your software is legal, you still have to install it on their hardware.
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September 15, 2013 9:31:22 PM

Yeah it violates the EULA so is technically illegal. Whether or not that section of the EULA is enforceable is for a court to decide. Apple has fought and won against vendors who buy the OS X license and use it on their own hardware. But I don't think there has ever been a case against an end-user (where there is no redistribution of the software going on).

Also, OS X Server is exempt from this portion of the EULA and can be run in a VM. Apple works with VM makers like VMWare to make the VM software throw an error if it detects a non-server version of OS X booting (though you can find hacks to disable this and let you run OS X). This has led some Apple fans to mistakenly think OS X is "too sophisticated" to run in a VM, when in reality it's just a capricious decision by Apple to prevent users from doing what they want with the software they bought.
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