I don't think you will see Apple marketing a version of OSX for non-apple hardware. Apple's game plan is to tightly link excellent, easy to use software with good hardware. In so doing, they create a user experience that is much better than putting a genericized OS onto generic hardware.
By tightly integrating software and hardware, they make a better overall product. I don't think they will abandon that core ethic. Ed --- David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > SOMETHING made them decide to pull the ripcord on the PPC > > architecture, because from where I stand, this is about the last > > thing I expect they WANT to do right now, because it has the > > potential to completely FUBAR the momentum Apple's got going vis-a- > > vis OS X versus Windows in the public mind. > > This is exactly right. Business is business, and the quest is to make > money. This decision, which shocks a lot of us, was no doubt based on a > question of making more money. > > What we wonder is: 'What line of logic expects this drastic change to > make a > lot more money for Apple?' > > There is no other reason they would do something as sensational and > dumbfounding as this, in light of the correct assertions that Bruce has > made. > > This is not something that I know much about, but having heard arguments > whether Apple is a hardware company or software company, it seems to me > they are both. As such one way of creating new software sales would be > to make their applications run on x86 machines, which they have been > doing. I've seen articles from the distant past that leads me to > believe that they have been working on the Mac OS on x86 machines for > quite some time. Taking this way of thinking and applying it to OS X is > it not possible to think that they are planning to market a "generic" > version that would install on any x86 box from Dell, Gateway, etc...? > Given the amount of Adware, Viruses and Spyware on Windoze boxes, I > would think there would be one hell of a market for an OS that was not > susceptible to these kind of invasions. I can imagine a call to Dell > that includes the question "What OS would you like, Windoze, Linux or OS > X" > > > > -- > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > ----------------- Ed Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
