Since when did apple know in os 8 that they were going to BSD? They didn't know this when putting out os 9 the first time. This alternate timeline of yours also completely ignores rhapsody. Apple didn't really lay out any plans for OS X till first quarter 98. So in 98 they laid plans out for OS X and in 99-00 they started releasing public betas and then a full release. Not quite a ten year plan. Apple being as small as it is actually turned on just about a dime from their rhapsody plans to BSD. Much easier for a company with as small a footprint as apple has, but I think still a big gamble to keep those users.
Mike On 10/16/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Jeff, I'm afraid you've missed earlier evidence of this. While he has now > >blasts Vista for jumping through hoops to support old apps, not so long > ago > >he blasted it for breaking old apps. It's difficult to take this very > >seriously. > > You have poor memory. My complaint was about device drivers, not software. > > I may or may not complain about support for software. It all depends on > how the transition gets managed. For example, Apple started making > changes in OS 8 and OS 9 in preparation for the transition to OS X. Back > then the changes were optional. They provided a path for developers to > follow to get them closer to where they needed to be when these changes > were no longer optional. When OS X arrived Apple provided a transitional > crutch API, again to make it easier to transition. Apple also provided a > parallel operating environment (Classic) to support applications that did > not convert. Apple, a much smaller company than MS, made a 10 year effort > to facilitate a transition. Has MS done anything like this? > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
