Hi. While tieing Apple OS to Apple hardware can seem a pain, it does mean they oversea all hardware combinations.
If they start shipping OSX for PC then it will end like Windows and require third party drivers that conflict and need updating. In the years I have had Macs I have only needed third party drivers for a couple of items. I like sitting in front of my beautifully designed computer adorned with Apple logos. Don't get me wrong the OS is what makes us Mac users, but I don't think I would feel quite the same sitting in from of a Dell with OSX installed. Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: Re: Anti Trust Hackin' back . Psystar answers and stands firm. From: "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29/08/2008 01:22 On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 8:26 AM -0700 8/28/2008, Bruce Johnson wrote: >>WOW. Pystar must have hired SCO's legal team. That's 'epic fail' territory. > > I donno. I think it has a shot. > > *Someone* *somewhere* needs to challenge the crap companies load in > these EULAs... This whole "it's legal until it's not" BS is stifling > us. Maybe they won't win this time. But maybe, just maybe, they'll > set the ground work for a win next time. > > There is a legal question here as to the separation of hardware and > software. If the courts rule that they're separate products,,, the > whole industry will change -- for the better, IMO. > > What's the alternative - do nothing, while we bask in the > marginalization of Macs? > > I'm sorry. It's time for OS X to go mainstream. And if that means > Apple has to have its a** kicked, so be it. Apple can lead the > charge or deal with the hoof prints on its back, as we stampede into > the future. > As I was speaking on this subject to a friend earlier today Apple and MS must contend not only with each other but with the umpteen flavors of Linux that are rapidly gaining ground. To ignore the sales power of an Apple OS on a PC , getting the message of what a good GUI can do for the end user is to ignore the sound of those hoofbeats behind them. When notebooks with Linux installed reach the sales figures they are today it is time to listen and act. Or those hoof prints will have Linux shaped shoes. Wake up Apple! Give the greater end user world an Apple PC OS! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
