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by saagarjha 932 days ago
This didn’t really say much. Apple definitely knows about Hackintosh users, they mostly just don’t care. The question is whether they will actually do something if made to care.
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They 'don't care' because they know that the M series processors were coming and now there is a built in death counter coming for Hackintoshes...the day they drop Intel support.

June 5, 2028: Intel hardware will reach "vintage" status after having been discontinued five years prior, ending most of Apple's service and parts support for Intel hardware.

June 5, 2030: Intel hardware will reach "obsolete" status after having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for Intel hardware.

> They 'don't care' because they know that the M series processors were coming and now there is a built in death counter coming for Hackintoshes

No, they don't care because they don't think about it at all. Hackintosh's numbers never mattered, it's always been too onerous to maintain even when it was at its easiest.

This is too high profile. Apple is absolutely, 100% going to kill this and it’s gonna screw this over for those of us who leverage iMessage in Hackintosh environments.
You might be right, but if ever there was a regulatory environment under which Apple would think twice, this might be it.
Apple may be reluctant to kill this exactly because it is high profile, given the current anti-trust investigations.
It's been around for ages, and Apple has taken no action so far.
It has never been this easy and it has never been behind a subscription fee.
Yes it has... Beeper, before Beeper Mini.

Using the aforementioned Mac Mini server farm method.