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Originally Posted by LivePsy
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.
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At the moment, installing OSX on a PC is not illegal exactly as much as it's not legal, because Apple EULA ≠ the law. Helpdesk? Why would i waste my time on something like this? Regarding warranty and support, the biggest difference here is when you purchase a computer from Apple you get 1 year limited warranty with it, and i got 3 years warranty for my Asus motherboard, 5 years warranty for Seagate hard drives, and unlimited warranty for the Intel CPU. Doesn't matters what OS i'm using, it doesn't affects the warranty for my hardware in any shape or form. And as long as it's under warranty, in case i have a faulty hardware device i can always send it to where i bought it and get a replacement. This is the only support i need, and i have it.
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Originally Posted by LivePsy
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.
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It's exactly the same trick as the guys at Apple "worked out" how to install Vista or XP on their Macs. Same trick, nothing more nothing less. Technically speaking: in order to install Win on a Mac you have to run BIOS emulation, and in order to install OSX on a PC you have to run EFI emulation.
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Originally Posted by LivePsy
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.
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You're talking about the kind of support people getting when purchasing brand name computers like IBM, Dell, Apple, Compaq, HP, etc... I have no need in this kind of support because i've been using computers for long enough to learn using them properly. So in my case, the disadvantages of using a brand name computer are much greater than the advantages, also because i prefer a fully customized pro-level system that's built by the highest standards using the latest technologies, instead of the average-level overpriced products the companies mentioned above have to offer. Speaking of prices, even if brand name computers were cheaper than custom made ones, i'd still prefer custom made without thinking twice. Especially when it goes for a music production studio where customization is essential in order to get the most out of your setup.
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Originally Posted by LivePsy
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.
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The question is how do you value Apple support, how much are you ready to pay for it, how much do you think it's worth, and how much would be enough to say: "no thanks. this is a blatant rip off, get out of my face with this shit". I can't remember when was the last time i needed such support, before OSX became available for PC i used Macs for many years and never had the need for the support they offer. Basically this support is aimed at n00bs who aren't able to work out simple technical problems when they occur. But imho, people who don't know using computers shouldn't be using one, simple. This applies to both PC and Mac users.