> learn Wintel code. The idea is that with millions of users, the game > software writers would have to learn Wintel code. As they aged, the > transition (and future) of Wintel software would be assured. It didn't > work, no one converted. Most of the companies that did where either > bought outright by Microsoft, or coerced with incentives.
Microsoft doesn't give a damn about "wintel", they care about "windows". They've ported NT to the Alpha, the MIPS R4000, the Power PC, and so on. Windows CE has been ported to even more platforms. It doesn't matter whether the CPU is intel or not, so long as the API is Windows they win. I think they're switching because they're tired of people announcing they've hacked their XboXes to run desktop code (whether Windows or otherwise) and are raising the bar. > I used to think that Apple was going to port Aqua & OS X over to Wintel > because they haven't RISC optimized it. By leaving it CISC optimized > they cost us PowerPC users something like 30% wasted cycles, but make > cross platform porting much easier. You've lost me. What do you mean by "RISC optimised" versus "CISC optimised" in this context? So far as I'm aware, and I've been involved in this business since long before RISC or CISC were even buzzwords, there's no global strategy that optimises ones code for "RISC" or "CISC". > Did you see that the Linux hackers cracked the xbox and have Linux > booting natively on xbox? That WAS a heck of a hack. :) Um, yeh. :) -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
