From: Ola Tuvesson (ola_at_mikrogroove.com)
Date: Thu Jun 09 2005 - 07:27:44 PDT
If OSX is x86 compatible, if the new Macs will use standard Intel PC
processors, if the motherboard is a standard AGP/PCIe/SATA/DDR deal, if
storage controllers and graphics cards are the same as in PCs - how do they
stop users from installing OSX on standard PCs even if it isn't officcialy
supported by Apple? If it quacks like a duck...
And vice versa, what would stop users from installing Windows on the new
Macs?
Whatever method employed to stop this from being done will likely be highly
artificial since the hardware will be essentially identical.
-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Kevin and Maggie
Ondre
Sent: 09 June 2005 03:17
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Concerning Apple's Switch to Intel Chips...
If you are upset about this, why are you not upset with all the other
hardware that has been inside the mac boxes for years now?
seriously, the mac boxes have been adapting to more and more
mainstream hardware parts inside their machines for a while now. And
as Jobs said, ALL the os 10 compiles have been intel compliant anyhow.
you wont find Dells running OS10 or OS11 though, I bet you will find
apple will keep its tight grip on the design of the box to ensure the
compatibility of the OS and the parts within. All you will see is
two or more versions of the same machine, one with the G5 and one
with the intel chip.
the only thing i think will be weird is to hear that chime of intel
at the end of an apple TV commercial.
I hope they don't force apple to put those stupid intel stickers on
the outside of the machines either.
it makes business sense as well.
Kevin
On Jun 8, 2005, at 6:58 PM, Clan Iverson wrote:
> What a drag. I would like to personally console
> all mac users on this forum for the "death" of the mac
> as we knew it. It was my favorite platform. It was
> about performance, ease of use. I guess Steve Jobs
> doesn't "Think Different" anymore. :(
> Linux anyone?
> With sorrow,
> Ian Iverson
>
> P.S. PowerPC computing lives on!:)
>
> http://www.amiga.com/
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/index.html
> http://www.pegasosppc.com/
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
>
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