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Virtualized Mac OS X on Windows 7

Sonuw
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Posted on ‎08-31-2012 06:48 PM

Hello All,

Need expert advice.
Do any one using Virtualized Mac OS X on the Windows 7. Is it Possible to install virtual Mac OS X to the Windows 7?
Kindly share some knowledge on this front.
What configuration required if Virtual Mac OS X supported by Windows 7 ?
Or do officially Apple supports virtual Mac OS X on Windows hardware?

Regards,
SonuW

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talkingmoose
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Posted on ‎08-31-2012 08:51 PM

Unfortunately, if you install Mac OS X 10.7 or higher in a virtual machine (VM) then Apple's license requires the host machine (the physical hardware) to be Apple hardware. Their license does not allow Mac OS X to be installed in a VM on non-Apple hardware.

Technically, this is probably possible. VMWare for a short time released a version of its software that allowed Mac OS X to be installed in a VM on non-Apple hardware. They soon modified their software to prevent this. This was more to prevent legal liabilities rather than a technical problem.

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