On Tue, 2005-06-07 at 15:20, Eric Dunbar wrote: > On 6/7/05, Cian Duffy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It appears Apple will sell machines that are capable of running x86 > > Windows, and I guess Linux/BeOS/BSD/Whatever; but OSX will run only on > > those Apple machines, using a seperate boot system to the IA32 BIOS. > > Jobs mentioned letting people use Windows in a dualboot if the wanted > > to, and said that it would never run on commodity boxes. > > > > Cian > > This is certainly the strangest, but most exciting thing that I've > seen in the Mac world since I started using the Mac 128 before the > start of time. It's far more profound than the switch from System 6 to > 7 and from 68K to PPC. > > I know this is going to sound strange but Microsoft won't be entirely > hostile to this move. Even though Windows competes directly with the > Mac OS, MS would *love* to be able to run Windows on Mac _hardware_. > > For us Mac (hardware + OS) users this is a win-win situation. We get > access to a fast laptop (FINALLY) and we get access to Windows > software, all in one fell swoop. It does open us up to X86-based > viruses and exploits, but proper software design will minimise that > danger -- Linux for Intel has a signficant user base now yet viruses > and spyware are still virtually unknown. > > Plus, what this means is that Apple's future doesn't have to be > exclusively tied to its hardware. With Apple running on X86 Dell now > has a much stronger stick with which to beat Microsoft into > submission, and, if necessary, Apple can become the OS supplier of > choice for one of the big manufacturers. > > Yeah, I know there are Linux lovers who'll claim that Linux can do > that but, I'm sorry, Linux is neat and full of promise, but KDE and > GNOME are just not up to the GUI quality offered by Aqua or Luna (and, > you can be sure that neither Apple nor MS will sit on their kiesters > doing nothing). Even with the big hardware manufacturers dabbling in > Linux we haven't seen anything stunning come from their labs GUI-wise. > > This is (potentially) the start of a desktop monopoly for Intel (not > much different from the status quo anyway), but, given that many of > the Intel patents are expiring or have expired anyone can get in on > the game, even IBM or Motorola if they want ;-).
Yes! All that! I, for one, is perhaps THE BIGGEST MAC HEAD in Quebec ;) I 'should' be chocked by this news but I take it for what its worth.. Macs are still alive!! With the owner of this mailing-list permission, I would like to share my Mac-life in full length from my first click up to present time. There is a lot to say, laugh and cry. Heck, I could easily write a book! Shall I? _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
