[SOLVED] is it illegal to run OSX in virtual box?

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thesupergeek

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So I was poking around in virtual box and I saw an option to install osx in a virtual machine! I would really like to have a osx virtual machine to develop some xcode, but does this virtual machine route violate any apple uela's or user agreements, or is it a perfectly legal alternative to hackintosh? I have a legal disk that I bought for a mac pro a wile back that I can use, so there will be no piracy there, just wondering if it is legal.
 
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great! I apreciate the help. if you dont mind im going to keep the post open a few more mins to make sure there is no other vital feedback.
 
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Solandri

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Yeah it violates the EULA so is technically illegal. Whether or not that section of the EULA is enforceable is for a court to decide. Apple has fought and won against vendors who buy the OS X license and use it on their own hardware. But I don't think there has ever been a case against an end-user (where there is no redistribution of the software going on).

Also, OS X Server is exempt from this portion of the EULA and can be run in a VM. Apple works with VM makers like VMWare to make the VM software throw an error if it detects a non-server version of OS X booting (though you can find hacks to disable this and let you run OS X). This has led some Apple fans to mistakenly think OS X is "too sophisticated" to run in a VM, when in reality it's just a capricious decision by Apple to prevent users from doing what they want with the software they bought.
 
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