> To quote Phil Schiller: > > "After Jobs' presentation, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller > addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no > plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. "That doesn't > preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They probably will," he > said. "We won't do anything to preclude that." > > However, Schiller said the company does not plan to let people run > Mac OS X on other computer makers' hardware. "We will not allow > running Mac OS X on anything other than an Apple Mac," he said. " > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > This is the sig who says 'Ni!' >
Yes, it seems that a certain confusion is running rampant all over the net about what this actually entails. Schiller makes this clear, but people, in reacting to the rumors, & then the Big Announcement yesterday, seem to have gotten 1 of 2 ideas in ther heads: 1. Apple is going to build Macs with Intel processors. This, apparently, is essentially the correct view. 2. What might be described as "Mac OS X for PC". (Lots of comments like: "Cool! I'd love to use OS X on my Thinkpad -- it's a heck of a lot better/cheaper/faster hardware, but the (Micro$oftware) sucks!") This last is not to be...probably for reasons that have been hashed over many times on this list, & elsewhere: Apple is a hardware company; moving to a software-only product for PCs in general would expose Apple's quality control to all the junk PC hardware out there with all its incompatibilities, etc.; M$ could squash such a move like a bug -- all M$ would have to do is announce that they aren't making Office for Mac OS anymore. (Indeed, the fact that M$ is onboard with this clearly indicates that this is not the way Apple is going, as if we didn't have enough other signs.) ...still, going up directly against M$ in the PC OS market would be a ballsy strategy, & one that would get a *lot* of applause, these days -- & sales of copies of "OS X for PC". Including from me (& I don't even own a PC!) -- well, the applause, anyway. Of course, all the reasons above stand against it, at least for now. But in a few years, with continued M$ stumbling on getting out Longhorn, security vulnerabilities, etc. -- although we can't *necessarily* count on that -- the market would be primed for it. I've tended increasingly to agree with those industry analysts who say that Apple's best trajectory might be going in that direction, or at least splitting off the fancy designer hardware -- iPods & the like, & a great "designer" OS (designed with the end-user in mind, not "by geeks for geeks" like Windows & "classic" Unix), for broad use in a mass market. Not that Apple would have to capture the whole market from Windows, just to survive. Capturing 10, 20, 30 % of the PC user's desktops would be a tremendous victory -- both for Apple, & for the PC users -- and in a world of open standards & commodity hardware, isn't that ultimately the point? (And have I used enough industry buzzwords yet?...) -- Bill Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
