Randall Shimizu wrote: > I agree that people don't really care what processor Apple runs on. > But Apple does care, because they can limit where the OS can run > on...............!!!!!!!
Sun's Solaris can run on Sparc, UltraSparc, and x86. What does making MacOS restricted to PPC provide for Apple? A more limted market for their OS? Personally, I don't see anything wrong with porting MacOS to x86. The only problem I can see is supporting all the different x86 compatible components. Apple can get around that one by doing what Sun does: 1) Have a very reastricted Hardware Compatibility List, and/or 2) selling their own x86 systems. The only thing it might do to Apple is increase the likely hood of someone illegally installing their OS onto a non-Apple system, such as a Dell or Sony. This is the same problem Apple faces when it releases an updated OS, though. Where is the gain for Apple to keep its market limited? -john -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
