On 8 Jun 2005, at 10:50, Martin Hill wrote:
Actually - in the case of new users, it will be far easier to
"evangelise
the heathen" in a year's time - we'll be able offer new Macs that will
almost certainly be able to run any of their Windows software as fast
as on
an intel PC (instead of using slow Virtual PC emulation) something
that has
usually been a sticking point in the past.
And they'll have the reassurance that they could always trash Mac OS X
and
run Windows on the Macintel box if Mac OS X doesn't pan out. Of
course we
all know they will find themselves so enamoured with OS X that they
won't
change back(!) :-) but having that escape route will be an important
security blanket for many.
Also, anyone who plays games will also benefit from the ability to run
all
those Windows games titles that never make it to the Mac or come over
poorly
ported.
If the Mac will be able to run win software well, will this be a
double-edged sword?
- will that encourage companies to only write software for Win, knowing
it will probably work on the new macs good enough?
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Warren Jones
http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/
Perth, Western Australia
