On 25.11.2005 Robert Patterson wrote:
I think there is entirely another possibility. On an Intel
processior, Virtual PC begins to look like a very interesting
product. Now Win apps can run in VPC at native speeds. I have no idea
where it will actually go, but I can imagine that it might reach the
point where you could run a Win app directly on your Mac desktop
without an enclosing Win desktop window. Technically, I see this is
an entirely plausible. If such programs could be made to tunnel thru
to native MacOS features (like CoreAudio) when running on MacOS, then
life might get very interesting.
It might, but then they also allow Mac Users to make a two step,
painless move to pure Windows computers. Once the first step is taken
(ie a dual boot Mac/Win machine), I foresee the market doing its thing
quickly. MacUsers will end up using more Win Software (simply out of
necessity at first), developers will stop developing Mac applications,
users will be tempted by cheaper hardware (currently you can get more
powerful notebooks for a fraction of the price of a Powerbook), and
eventually leave the Mac platform. I actually see myself going that way,
unless there are good enough reasons (ie software) to keep me on the Mac
(and I prefer OS X by many miles over Win). There are already big holes
in the Mac software offerings, those holes will not get smaller.
Johannes
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