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Has anyone been sued for using Mac OS on non-Apple hardware?

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I have read: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX1011.pdf and https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/274313/is-it-possible-to-run-macos-in-a-virtual-machine-on-linux and https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/132122/running-mac-os-x-in-non-apple-hardware and https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/107324/is-installing-mavericks-on-hackintosh-legal and https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/129161/what-are-the-licensing-concerns-running-mac-os-x-guest-os-on-vmware-esxi-5-5-wit My interpretation is that Apple only wants the user to run Mac OS on hardware they have made. It seems questionable whether such a restriction would hold up in court - especially in EU. None of the above answers whether it has been tested in court. Has there ever been a case where Apple has sued a user, who has Apple hardware, that he does not use, but he instead runs Mac OS on non-Apple hardware? (e.g. a developer that tests software using Mac OS on Virtualbox on non-Apple hardware, but who owns Apple hardware that sits in a box in the attic). Please note: I do not care about your opinion whether you think anything is legal/moral or not, or how you interpret the law in your country. You can post those opinions and advice on https://law.stackexchange.com . I am interested in facts.
Asked by Ole Tange (105 rep)
Aug 19, 2020, 07:20 AM
Last activity: Aug 19, 2020, 05:53 PM