Hello !, can i install Mac OSX Lion to my PC (not mac) i have got Intel Core2 Quad processor and Gigabyte P35-DS3 and 3GB RAM and ATI Radeon HD4850 Sapphire graphics Card ?

Hi..

Lion can only be installed a Mac.

No. The Licence is clear and simple. It can only be installed on Apple Branded hardware. End of story.

Regards

TD

Macs have code in their firmware that identifies them as Macs. OS X looks for that before installing. If it's not a Mac, OS X will not install. One of the biggest benefits to owning a Mac is the integration of the OS with the hardware. Apple has very tight control on both. They would not be able to provide that seamless integration if you were able to install OS X on any hardware.

Macs are expensive everywhere. The fact is irrelevant.

You already had three experienced people who told you this cannot be done. How many more do you want?

OK, since you don't listen to three users, I'll make it a fourth:

Mac OS X can be legally used only on Apple's hardware. It is a violation of their end-user license to install it on other hardware, even if that is technically possible. We cannot help you violate Apple's licensing here in Apple's own forums.

There will be no other answer, no matter how many times you ask.

Well, here's my attempt: In addition to the other answers you have been given, it is ILLEGAL under the terms of the OS X Lion License to install that OS on ANY computer other than an Apple computer. And once again, OS X is designed to NOT run stabley on PC's other than Apple's in order to prevent people like you and your friend from doing so. By any chance, have you understood what we've all been telling you?

Hope this helps 🙂

Technically, installing Lion on non-Apple hardware may be possible and it may work. But the bottom line, is that it's illegal and violates the terms of the user license agreement. So the short answer is "no".

Teknus... Here's the issue. For starters, I understand software licensing issues may not be interpreted the same in all countries (although they are still applicable). I also understand that everyone is not familiar with what software licensing is. It is technically possible to install OS X on a PC (as you have seen on your friends computer). However, Apple has designed OS X to only work on Macs. In order to get OS X to work on a PC, it must be modified ("hacked"). As these forums are owned by Apple, we are not permitted to provide you with instructions on how to hack their OS.

Having said that, I have used OS X on PCs. It is not a pleasant experience at all. The experience is actually poor enough on a PC that I would not even use it... opting for Windows or Linux instead. You're simply sacrificing too much of the true OS X experience when you try to run it on standard PC hardware. If you want to try a different operating system, give Linux a try. There are many free versions out there and they will run on just about any PC. The forums are also very helpful. Linux is much more similar to OS X than Windows.

I understand that Macs are expensive and that you would like to use OS X on a PC. The simple fact is that using it on a PC would not be the same as using it on a Mac.

Aside from the fact throat it is illegal, OS Lion is only available via download and you need a Mac with Snow Leopard to purchase and download it, so you can't download it with a PC.

Cannot edit with iPad, it should be that not throat obviously.