Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

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hellafella
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Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by hellafella »

My post asking for help got deleted because apparently it cant but I thought that was what the point of the app was?
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by Perryg »

It was not deleted it was locked and I posted the link to why.
Here it is again Mac OS as guest important information Please read it this time. You can not run a Mac guest on a Windows host.
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by BillG »

The point of the application is certainly to create a vm and install an OS inside it. Unfortunately Apple will not let you legally install a MacOS on any hardware except theirs. You can install any of the free Linux distros or any supported Windows OS.

You can install some versions of MacOS in a vm if the host is a Mac.
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by erdeslawe »

For further information on Apple Software Licensing Agreements see: http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

The Operating System Licenses start like this:

"APPLE INC.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR macOS Sierra For use on Apple-branded Systems"

And on virtualisation there is:

"(iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software, for purposes of: (a) software development; (b) testing during software development; (c) using macOS Server; or (d) personal, non-commercial use."
hellafella
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by hellafella »

'windows hosts' under platform packages

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And sites like these... so you're saying VB is for running mac on mac hardware... whats the point in that?

Can anyone direct me to a way I can switch between mac os x and win 10 without a second ssd?
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by socratis »

There could be people that could explain the fine differences between what's legally allowed and what's not. And potentially how to bypass the restrictions. Not here. Not officially.

You've been told time and time again; this is not allowed here. You have to lobby Apple to relax their license.
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Re: Virtual box for using OS X on Windows?

Post by mpack »

hellafella wrote: And sites like these... so you're saying VB is for running mac on mac hardware... whats the point in that?
It has the same point as running WIndows guests on Windows hosts - which lots of people do. It creates test environments.
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