[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apple is going to continue to design their own systems - motherboard
and ASICs included. That means OS X is going to contain drivers and
whatnot that use *Apple*'s implementation of the motherboard. OS X
simply won't "understand" the interconnects and controllers on regular
PC motherboards.
Now, let's face it, any software can be hacked. It just depends on
how much time and effort you're willing to put into the project. So
whatever Apple does to lock Mac OS X to their own motherboards will be
an ongoing effort...
- Dan.
Seeing how you apparently have some sort of inside info here, if what
you are saying is true, maybe you can explain how it is that these new
"macs" will be able to run Windoze natively? Everything I have read so
far says that this will be the case. Somehow I can't see how it will be
possible for mainboards, controller chips, and who knows what all to be
"special" Apple stuff, and still allow Windoze to run without any hacks
needed. It still sounds to me like these will be basically PC internals
in Apple cases. If this is the case (and I've seen nothing so far to
suggest otherwise), what it boils down to is the death of the Macintosh
as we've always known it. "If it walks like a duck, and quakes like a
duck..." IOW, if it's a PC inside, and runs the PC OS (Windoze)
natively, then it's a PC, despite having the Apple name on the box. I
read an article the other day regarding the new "Macintels", where they
were quoting an Intel suit, and he made some comment about "Apple PC's",
and my first thought was: "Gee, this guy just doesn't get it...", but
after thinking about it for a while, I realized that he's actually
correct. In two years, that's just what they will be; "Apple PC's", not
Macintosh's anymore. Actually, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see
Apple drop the Macintosh name entirely in the not-too-distant future.
Jobs has been slowly moving away from the Mac name in regards to the OS
ever since OS X first came on the scene. Think about it: OS X "Jaguar",
OS X "Panther", OS X "Tiger". They really don't refer to OS X as "the
Mac OS", now it's just: "OS X whatever". Actually, to me it would be an
insult to the memory of the original Macintosh to call these new
machines "Macs". An Apple-designed case wth PC guts doesn't make a
Macintosh, OS X or otherwise.
Rest In Peace, "Macintosh"! At least some of us will miss you!
JR
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