title: Is it possible to run the Windows Phone 8 simulator directly in OS X?
body: <p>I'd like to test web sites in Mobile IE. <strong>I do not need or want Windows 8 loaded, just Windows Phone 8.</strong> </p>
  
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  <li>I understand I can run Windows Phone 8 Simulator inside a Windows 8 VM. That is not my question.</li>
  <li>I understand <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13197010/does-the-windows-8-phone-emulator-emulate-arm-or-x86">Windows Phone 8 Simulator is an x86 build of Windows Phone 8</a>. This should, theoretically, make it easier to launch on an x86 Mac within an x86 based virtualization environment.</li>
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  <p>Can I run Windows Phone 8 on Mac, directly?</p>