Success with OS X and Vmware for iPhone development?

Question

After trying and failing to get my hands on a temporary Mac to develop an iPhone app for a client, I\'ve started to look into VMware Workstation to virtualize OS X. I was w

Answer 1

I have a friend who's successfully installed 10.5.7 on a his Dell laptop using a distro of OSx86. He's got the developer tools and the iPhone simulator working, and he can compile his app. He can't find a USB driver for his hardware, though - so he hasn't been able to install his app on a device.

Honestly though - I think he's spent about 20 hours getting things setup, finding drivers, etc... We all thought he was crazy until he actually got the dev tools installed. I'd really try hard to get my hands on a Mac Mini before going through all the hassle.

But the Apple logo transplant... pure genius.