There is some "iffyness" about this, and that is the laws around software and EULAs.
Remember Psion, who made MAC clones by sourcing all the hardware, assembling it, then using a retail version of Mac OS and a shem program to load it? They were sued out of business.
I used to use this as a thought experiment with my students to make them cognizant that they don't and can't own software. I would say, "suppose you bought a FORD truck and wanted to put a CHEVY motor in it. You could do that because you own the hardware. But you could never (practically) make it run because the computer software wouldn't allow that, and legally, you can't change the software."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
