Virtualbox for mac free download - VirtualBox, VirtualBox, WinZip Mac, and many more programs. VirtualBox is the most easiest way to run secondary OS on your primary operating system, If your hardware doesn’t allow you to install any other operating system then VirtualBox comes in hand. It is a free and powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product available for most of the operating systems such as Linux, Microsoft Windows. Installing OS X in a virtual machine is not illegal. However, unless you're using a Mac, it is against Apple's EULA. Depending on your country and legal system this is a contract and installing it on non apple hardware would be breach on contract, which is illegal.
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As the mentions of 'hackintosh' machines on the Internet indicate, there are people doing this sort of thing. But the answer to your question is 'no, it isn't legal'.
In this case, like most cases, you do not own your copy of Apple's software; instead you own a license to use that software, and that license states how it may and may not be used. In particular, as you point out, the license says you may use it only on Apple hardware. Using it on other hardware violates your contract. You could be sued for breach of contract if Apple wanted to make the effort. Unless, of course, you're running Windows on Apple hardware. In that case, I suppose you could run OS X inside a virtual machine running on top of that copy of Windows without violating the contract. Another approach would be to have that Apple hardware run Windows in a virtual machine under OS X. Windows' license agreement doesn't restrict what hardware you install it on, as long as you're only installing it on one machine at a time. Personally, my suggestion would be to skip OS X entirely, and run Windows in a virtual machine under Linux or vice versa. Unless there is something you Absolutely Must Run which is available only for OS X. In which case, bite the bullet and buy a Mac... or break the contract and take your chances. Remember that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Comments are closed.
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