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- #Naveen G. Rao wrote:
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- # Monster Smurf wrote:
- # >
- # > I was *very* disturbed to hear that Apple still hasn't wised up about
- # > porting the Mac to Intel archetecture...you would THINK considering
- # > their current financial woes that the would want their software to run
- # > on 90% of the PC's in the known universe...
- # >
- # > I would suggest you guys hire some lawyers, port the thing, and let
- # > the market sort it out.
- # >
- # > *OR* you can just wait...they'll change their tune the same way they
- # > did w/ Linux.
- #
- # Well, I think the point is that apple doesn't *want* to have their
- # OS running on an intel box. They came out with PowerPC based macs
- # to replace the intel box and do just what you are
- # suggesting--porting everything to one platform so that everyone can
- # be happy with one box and their favorite OS. It would be rather
- # stupid for apple to port MacOS to X86 because it mean that they are
- # working against themselves.
- #
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- This assumes that Apple makes only hardware and no programs. I don't think
- Microsoft is in bad shape because of allowing it's programs to be used on
- hardware made by different companies :)
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