Kind of a wierd question, but about Tiger compatibility

i dont think asking a question like this is against any rules...if it is, let me know. i've been reading about these tutorials telling how to install a hacked version of tiger on any intel-based pc.
now with the new processors and hardware in the new apple machines, including the new Mac Pro's which, to me, seem not to much different from a regular pc, could a person, theoredically build a machine from any Intel Core 2 Duo, compatible mobo, RAM, HD, and whatnot, and install and run Tiger from the install DVD's natively, and run it like any Mac Pro?
thanks for reading and taking the time to answer.

Again, it may be possible, and people probably already have done it, but it's not a legal use of the software.
Also, there's more to the logic board than the CPU and some of those components may not be easy to copy. To me, there doesn't seem to be much point...
Comparing the MacPro to a comparable Dell, the price is the same or better for the MacPro (The cheapest Dual Xeon Dell option I could see on Dell's website had a starting price of $3200). To those that will try, let them try. For those that want to save money and use Mac OS on a supported system, steer them to the nearest Apple Store.

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