At 12:08 PM -0500 01/11/2006, Len Gerstel wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at 11:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, if we're going to fall of the cliff, let's at least have a
parachute. Gimme a shipping x86 OS X that's bootable on a standard
PC box.
So you are contradicting your above agreement that it is the
hardware and software package that Makes a Mac a Mac.
Yup! LOL
I'm standing on the fence, loosing my balance, trying to decide which
side has a future for me. If PPC is out, what's left? What are all
the options?
OS X vs Windows is a no-brainer. I happen to like OS X. I liked OS
9 better, but X is growing on me. And X vs *nix is still an open
issue.
What hardware in a Mac is so special, now? If it isn't the
processor, is it the IDE? SATA? Firewire? USB 2? 802.11?
Bluetooth? Mac-only DIMMs? Besides that sweet BONG, what does Mac
hardware do that PC hardware doesn't?
Well, at that point you are talking about licensing the OS. At that
point there are 2 problems:
1) Apples support costs go WAY up worrying about all the different
hardware out there
Not necessarily. They could embrace the open-source movement and
that thing called The Internet a bit more... Offer OS X unsupported,
without the bs to make it "only run on a Mac". Work with the
developer/hacker/user community for a year or two, to build a base of
ad-hoc supported systems. Then, as the market-share begins to
explode, jump in with both feet.
2) You don't have an Apple computer, with all the thought and design
that goes into the hardware.
Yea, that's true. But then, I'm not a fan of Apple's stream of
"thought" that brought it to x86.
But OS X and the apps will be just a bullet proof as they are now.
A point brought up by a friend last night... As demonstrated by
the infamous Pentium math bug, many applications need to be (and
are legally required to be now) run on differing (processor)
platforms so their results may be compared -- to ensure the
correct results. Agencies that have been using PCs and Macs may
now have to rethink their use of Macs.
All they need to do is run it on a windows box with an AMD chip
Some applications require a "tell me 5 times" process, and recert is
costly. But as others have pointed out -- The PowerPC based Macs
haven't suddenly stopped working, so we have time.
- Dan.
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