Has anyone been sued for using Mac OS on non-Apple hardware? [closed]

I have read: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX1011.pdf and Is it possible to run macOS in a virtual machine on Linux? and Running Mac OS X in non-apple hardware and Is installing Mavericks on Hackintosh legal? and What are the licensing concerns running Mac OS X guest OS on VMWare ESXi 5.5 with non-apple hardware?

My interpretation is that Apple only wants the user to run Mac OS on hardware they have made.

It seems questionable whether such a restriction would hold up in court - especially in EU.

None of the above answers whether it has been tested in court.

Has there ever been a case where Apple has sued a user, who has Apple hardware, that he does not use, but he instead runs Mac OS on non-Apple hardware? (e.g. a developer that tests software using Mac OS on Virtualbox on non-Apple hardware, but who owns Apple hardware that sits in a box in the attic).

Please note: I do not care about your opinion whether you think anything is legal/moral or not, or how you interpret the law in your country. You can post those opinions and advice on https://law.stackexchange.com. I am interested in facts.


There was a company that tried to manufacture their own computers, with MacOS installed on them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation

Apple sued them out of existence.

The legal validity of End-User-Licence-Agreements has been confirmed in several cases in many jurisdictions. (Despite earlier rulings on software as goods, e.g. the first sale doctrine.)

Here's an article about a ruling that EULAs are binding in the US:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/09/the-end-of-used-major-ruling-upholds-tough-software-licenses/

However, it's unlikely that Apple would come down hard on individuals who are privately breaking the EULA, with no profit motive.