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Thursday June 12, 2008
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This question from Jeffrey Frey came in for ExtremeTech editor Loyd Case:
I've been subscribing to your pub for years, although I admit I don't get a chance to read all the issues I receive. I have one very simple question that I don't recall seeing in PC Mag since Macs have taken on the same processors as PCs: Can I now use the newest Mac software on the most modern PCs?
Loyd's answer after the jump.
Loyd's reply:
While it's true that Macs now use Intel processors and chipsets, you can't just run Mac software on your standard Intel-compatible PC. That's because Mac OS X doesn't run on non-Apple hardware.
Some hackers have successfully run OS X on non-Macs, but that usage is definitely unsupported. If you were able to track down these hacks--not all that difficult--you still might not get Mac OS X to work on your particular hardware. And there's no guarantee the apps would work, either.
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Jared Preusz
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