Can anyone explain

Den · Nov 13, 2013, 20:45:12

why, you can run Windows on a Apple computer but can not run Apple IOS on a Windows computer. Is this down to Apple demanding that this is not allowed or for a technical reason?

Steve · Nov 13, 2013, 21:05:30

Both reasons Den, but you can run OSX on a PC provided the hardware is compatible, not withstanding that OSX is very hardware specific unlike Windows.

Hackintosh - google is your friend.

zappaDPJ · Nov 14, 2013, 06:38:42

I run the iPhone/iOS SDK under iOS on a PC in order to submit apps to the Apple Apps Store. I'm pretty sure a lot of app developers do the same. While there's less reason to run iOS on a PC than Windows on a MAC I'd say it's actually not that uncommon.

Steve · Nov 14, 2013, 08:36:57

I assumed he meant OS X Zap as there's no reason to run iOS except for the reasons you stated. It's against Apple's EULA but outside the US your probably safe but the hardware requirements for me would make it not worth the hassle.

zappaDPJ · Nov 14, 2013, 09:34:46

You could well be right Steve and I actually meant the same but a week without a proper night's sleep is taking its toll

Den · Nov 14, 2013, 19:57:33

It's just that I keep seeing adverts for a program to run windows programs on a apple machine but never one to run apple programs on windows.

Technical Ben · Nov 14, 2013, 20:04:33

Quote from: zappaDPJ on Nov 14, 2013, 09:34:46
You could well be right Steve and I actually meant the same but a week without a proper night's sleep is taking its toll

I found a very good little cure for that a few weeks ago, but it's the one and only time I used it:
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/browse/default.aspx?N=4294787958+4294787975

Single serving so I can't regret it in the morning!

But hope things settle for you.

PS, you can use "wine" (no, the other type) and also "VMs" to run software cross platform/OS. It's somewhat slow though, as you end up running MacOS in Windows, or Windows in MacOS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdVRB5yNsk&feature=share&list=UU9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA

pctech · Nov 14, 2013, 20:24:26

Under the bonnet Mac OS is actually Unix based (as is Linux for that matter) so there's no technical reason other than as has been said it is customised to include the drivers for the graphics, sound and other hardware in an Apple machine.

Technical Ben · Nov 19, 2013, 21:17:58

I thought I'd Google, because I distinctly remember that it's specifically "not unix" for legal(?) reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU

QuoteXNU is an acronym for X is Not Unix.

I was going to say "it's BSD" then read that is also a Unix derivative. But you are right. I'm just splitting hairs for comedy effect, because it's great that they knew people would.

pctech · Nov 19, 2013, 21:36:50

More Wikipedia fiction

Here from the source http://www.apple.com/opensource/

Technical Ben · Nov 19, 2013, 21:53:30

Not sure what you mean there.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Porting/Conceptual/PortingUnix/glossary/glossary.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002859-DontLinkElementID_28

I don't rely on Wiki to be truthful, I just know if it's brought to question I can check the references. If the references are wrong, I'll bow my hat (though I do try to check ahead of time when it's something important and not just some general info I need to check).

Thanks.

PS, for those not following the links, mine just states from Apples own website that XNU does mean "X is Not Unix", in their own words (or humor).
Seems your link is the marketing speech, mine is the technical (though some times named for humorous effect as noted) definition.