For the last 6 months I've been running OSX on my X299/10980xe desktop using OpenCore. And it is far along enough now that you can run it on a range of PC equipment including AMD.
And Apple has said on a number of occasions that provided you don't sell these Hackintosh desktops they fully support you playing around with OSX this way.
It's a breach of the EULA which is very different from being illegal.
And Craig Federighi has talked on quite a few occasions about supporting the hacking culture within OSX. Which is why Apple never went after Hackintosh like they could have e.g. by enforcing SIP.
There are hundreds of Github projects and websites right now detailing how to setup a Hackintosh Mac and not once has anyone ever received a cease and desist.
It's breach of contract and copyright infringement among other things, so it is illegal. Not taking every opportunity to enforce the EULA is not the same thing as condoning breaking it. If Apple actually wanted to support hackintoshes they could change the EULA, but they never will.
If the VP of Engineering publicly states it's okay I will take his word for it. And it's definitely not clear depending on your country whether an EULA is enforceable or not.
And the reason it's not permitted in the EULA is because it would allow commercial competitors to build Hackintosh Macs which nearly destroyed the company during the Power Computing era.
It is never a good idea under any circumstances to believe someone when they tell you it's ok to violate the terms of a contract they are requiring you to sign.
They could modify the EULA without enabling commercial sale of hackintoshes. They just won't. It's actually better for them when you are in breach of contract, because then they can use selective enforcement to create any unwritten rule they like.
No. You just need to be able to run OSX.
For the last 6 months I've been running OSX on my X299/10980xe desktop using OpenCore. And it is far along enough now that you can run it on a range of PC equipment including AMD.
And Apple has said on a number of occasions that provided you don't sell these Hackintosh desktops they fully support you playing around with OSX this way.