Thanks for the info, Mark. I have always appreciated your advice going many years back to the Hypercard days. The thing about this is I am using a Mac mini to do the developing for a desktop app.
So, I was wondering if PC users buy OS X software from the Mac App store and use it on their PC somehow. You answered that for me. That means I need to develop for the PC after I release the Mac version. John Balgenorth On Feb 27, 2015, at 12:51 AM, Mark Schonewille <m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > Hi John, > > First of all, Mac OS X Server theoretically runs in Parallels or VirtualBox, > but it doesn't run nicely. It is unstable and many solutions and tutorials > you'll find on the internet lack important information, which makes it very > difficult to get it working. > > OSX for regular desktop machines doesn't work on simulators, unless you apply > some kind of a hack. This is something I never got to work. I also think it > is illegal. > > I don't think anyone will try to buy an app on the app store using Mac OS X > running in an emulator. > > Most hackintoshes are very picky about the software they can run and OSX > crashes more often than on real Apples. Also, you may be unable to update > your system, because after updating it, OSX may not run anymore. > > A hackintosh still costs money. I imagine that the cheapest hackintosh could > be just a little cheaper than the cheapest Mac Mini. You'd probably have more > value for your money if you bought that Mac Mini. Proboably, that's one > reason why Hackintoshes are extremely rare, besides that it is illegal to > sell them in the store. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > Installer Maker for LiveCode: > http://qery.us/468 > > Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" > http://qery.us/3fi > > LiveCode on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/ > > On 2/27/2015 01:58, JB wrote: >> I am developing a desktop app for Mac that I plan >> to sell on the Mac App store. >> >> My question is if people using other systems are >> able to use a Mac emulator to purchase apps at >> the Mac App store? Do the apps usually run with >> out any problems on the emulators these days? >> >> John Balgenorth >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
