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One strong reason is to stay upwind—with the Mac, you can also run XP and Ubuntu, but not vice-versa.

The other major reasons for me, anyway, include Spotlight, Time Machine, Textmate, and Terminal. The first two might not seem all that important, but once you have them, you won't want to live without them.

And, if for some reason you hate OS X, which is uncommon but, I suppose possible, you can consistently boot into XP / Ubuntu.

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Yes you can run Mac OS X on a machin, I installed it on my Dell and it worked very good. Its just not easy to install, but than it is as good as a Mac.

It's illegal and also you don't have full hardware support.

There is some confusion about just how illegal it is in the US. The EULA does not permit it, but that isn't the same thing as it being against the law - especially since the EULA is presented post-purchase. (This assumes you bought your copy, of course.)

Still, until judgement in Apple vs Pystar (which is slightly broader) it would be better not to assume anything. Common law systems can produce some funny results and special cases. Just because you can drop a Ford engine into a Toyota without fear of legal action doesn't mean it carries across directly to software.

Being able to use software you buy however you wish with very little fear of inciting legal action is a great argument for adopting Linux, of course :)

The EULA doesn't matter, IMO.

You violate the DMCA when you run OSX86. Certain OS X binaries are encrypted.

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