> They require either A. OS X to be hacked to run on the machines (aka: your pirated copy)
Hacked != Pirated.
I am planning to use a hacked MacOS X for IPhone development and I will buy the OS. That's fine, I can pay for the software.
I simply can't afford their overpriced desktop hardware. (The iPhone is reasonably cheap compared to their desktops).
Edit: I don't know why this has been down voted. Maybe I should say that what adds to Apple's desktops cost, besides their premium for the brand, is the importation tax for items over $500 here. As high as 60%. With this tax, I can simply buy the software and assembly the hardware from commodity parts myself.
Theres an overwhelmingly large majority of the people who dont know enough in order to to hack os x and instead pirate a hacked copy. But hey, if you do know enough to hack it, kudos to you.
Though if you're going by the "I bought a legit copy. I should be able to download it in modified forms if I want to" argument, then thats grayer then I would like. Especially if I'm developing for a platform that's controlled by the company that I'm pirating from.
Hacked != Pirated.
I am planning to use a hacked MacOS X for IPhone development and I will buy the OS. That's fine, I can pay for the software.
I simply can't afford their overpriced desktop hardware. (The iPhone is reasonably cheap compared to their desktops).
Edit: I don't know why this has been down voted. Maybe I should say that what adds to Apple's desktops cost, besides their premium for the brand, is the importation tax for items over $500 here. As high as 60%. With this tax, I can simply buy the software and assembly the hardware from commodity parts myself.