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Why cant OS X run on a PC?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Technically OS X can run on a PC, and many hackers have created "cracked" versions of OS X that will run on a PC. The reason it does not is because Apple requires OS X to be run on "Apple Branded Hardware".

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