Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Oct 2006 15:15 UTC
"With the advent of Intel-based Macintosh computers, Apple was faced with a new requirement: to make it non-trivial to run Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware. The 'solution' to this 'problem' is multifaceted. One important aspect of the solution involves the use of encrypted executables for a few key applications like the Finder and the Dock. Apple calls such executables apple-protected binaries. In this document, we will see how Apple-protected binaries work in Mac OS X."
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Member since:2005-07-03
In theory, someone could make OS X work on a standard PC.
And as far as we have seen, in practice too, albeit not without difficulties and less functionality.
I couldn't care less about the EULA and stuff like that, but really haven't tried it; I don't have the time to experiment (nor a non-Mac box to "play with"). All non-Macs are "busy".
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2006-01-09
I personally believe that Apple had no other choice. With the popularity of the Intel based Macs, there needed to be some sort of authenticating between the hardware and software. In theory, someone could make OS X work on a standard PC.