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Originally Posted by XLR8A
I'm only asking you what risk am I taking at running OSX on my PC as smooth as it runs right now for over a year without any noticeable problems at all. You said it takes some risk, and i'm curious what risk you're talking about, i'm intrigued.
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You are not permitted to install OSX on non-Apple hardware. You cannot get helpdesk support from your hardware supplier or Apple if you strike any problems. The 'risk' is that if you have a problem you have no recourse except to complain on the Innernet. Most likely this gets posted as 'all Macs suck' because the poster didn't mention the tiny fact that they did what was never intended. Installing OS X used to be impossible, and then some guys worked out tricks to get it to work. Its a trick, nothing more. If the trick works for you then great. In the same way, you can install a thousand variants of Linux. Great. Bet you don't really do anything useful on the Linux box though (music wise).
I consider buying a computer to be a package of hardware and software in which the manufacturer offers some support on both. In the case of Apple you have support for the hardware, OS and the DAW if you use Logic Studio.
OK, you are right. You can install OS X on a PC. But I question the value in doing it. I consider professional support of value, especially if you are making money out of your computer. I'm also wary of being sucked into the computer technology as an end in itself. I've met many IT people who are obsessed with the game, whereas I think the aim of IT is just to get things to work.
Cheers,
B