Jim,
I am walking into a gray area here, but I'll post this anyway. I respectfully disagree with VMware's interpretation of the EULA. Now I am not an attorney but I believe I am intelligent enough to understand a EULA that is supposed to be read and understood by all of the common-folk who use the software.
Having said all that, look up my post under "Can't See Snow Leopard as Selectable OS" and read the entries. Bottom line is I quote the EULA and have a different interpretation than VMware. Nowhere does it say one cannot run an Apple OS (10.6 inclusive) in a virtual environment - nowhere! VMware's point of view is (and VMware, please correct me if I am wrong) since the EULA says only one copy of the Apple software can be run on a single Apple-branded computer, one cannot run OS 10.7 as a main OS and 10.6 as a virtual OS. However, I interpreted it as I cannot run more than one copy of that particular software (OS 10.6) on an Apple-branded machine. If it meant all-inclusively all Apple software (it doesn't specifiy "OS" software), then one could not run the Apple OS and any other Apple software - their applications, utilities, or OS's - so it is my personal view that I can run a single instance of OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) without violating the EULA. If I am running Lion on my Mac, then I should be able to run SL virtually since that is the only instance of SL I am running.
The sticky part - VMware disagrees with me and this is their forum and they are responsible for the content. Soooo, to avoid their concern of violating Apple's EULA and my concern of violating VMware's Community Terms of Use, I cannot give any specifics as to how to load SL onto a virtual machine. It can be done, but you will have to search the Internet for how. Also, in case you don't take the time to read the thread I posted (where the EULA is quoted), be aware that if you load a non-server version of SL onto a virtual machine, you cannot receive any advice or assistance from this forum nor from VMware. You are essentially on your own. But it is an easy fix to load it.
I hope this helps.
Jim
P.S. - I post this, not as a renegade trouble-maker, but as a concerned Mac user who also was placed between a rock and a hard place because of Apple's dropping Rosetta from Lion and dropping the MobileMe program from Snow Leopard. This caused me to have to upgrade and lose my Rosetta applications or not upgrade and lose my ability to synchronize my information with other Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, etc). This is the only real workaround I am aware of that will allow me to continue to use Rosetta applications and maintain synchronization between deivces. I believe Apple did us a major disservice and put us in this position.
