Stupid question?

[bc008]

ok.. now that macs use intel and all, you can install windows on it.

why cant you install OSX on a windows machine?

 

[fistful]

ok.. now that macs use intel and all, you can install windows on it.

why cant you install OSX on a windows machine?

You can with some know how. It is against the Mac OS X License agreement however.

 

[bc008]

ahh ok.
just wondering, you hear about basically "downgrading" by putting windows on a mac, but never doing the ultimate upgrade to a pc 😉

 

[SkyBell]

ahh ok.
just wondering, you hear about basically "downgrading" by putting windows on a mac, but never doing the ultimate upgrade to a pc 😉

Yeah, there's been a hot debate over this for a while. Basically, Apple would lose money if they allowed OS X on PC's, because then less people would buy Macs.

 

[jaydub]

Some have done the OSx86 installation with varied levels of success. I tried it last year sometime, and it ran fine, but I had problems with sound card drivers and everything sorta dragged because my processor wasn't SSE3 enabled.

It was a fun project, but I don't think the computer was nearly reliable enough to use daily. I reverted back to windows on that machine.

 

[Veritas&Equitas]

Apple would lose money if they allowed OS X on PC's, because then less people would buy Macs.

Exactly. Microsoft is a software company. Apple is a hardware company, they make money through selling a great user experience on their OS, which makes people buy their machines.