Windows PC maker HP believes the “perfect laptop” is one running macOS — at least according to one study the company’s ad on Reddit. With a macOS screenshot in the ad, it’s clear that an HP laptop’s Photoshop work has gone wrong.
“For digital nomads and those who work from anywhere but home (yes, we see you), HP has the perfect laptops for wherever you work,” the ad reads. The macOS screenshot shows the Gmail inbox in Chrome with the Apple logo appearing in the menu bar.
Apple’s licensing agreements do not allow macOS to run on PCs, but there is a community of Hackintosh users who unofficially install macOS on PCs. Apple allowed its System 7 operating system to be licensed to other computer vendors in the mid-1990s, but the program was discontinued after Steve Jobs returned to the company.
Note that the desktop ad only appears on the “new” Reddit.
(Thanks, @aaronp613!)
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