on 11/2/03 12:58 PM, JOHN.E.ABRAHAM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello Listers, > > I have read with interest the listings regarding VPC & M$ and would > like to add another side to the issue. > > Apple should have produced their own emulator or taken over the > rights to REAL PC and developed it to integrate it with any further > issues of the Mac's OS. Similar to the like's of WINE on the LINUX > platform. > > With the rumor that within a few years INTEL will have a cross > platform CPU it may mean the potential end for Apple. > > With a multi-platform PC many times cheaper than a Mac, people will > cross over with reluctance in order to keep their costs down (they > think). > > One of the main things going for the Mac is its reliability, as IBM > compatible PC's breakdown all to frequently. Over the years the Mac > will out last a PC many times but as initial costs are high this will > force people to take up the multi-platform if they change their PC's > more frequently. > > Thus it makes sense for APPLE to either reduce the cost of their PC's > or increase cross platform compatibility. > > John Abraham, Tavistock, England (Still a 6200 user + Wallstreet now).
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