OK... I just want to preface what i'm about to say with this...
I am a huge Mac supporter... I have been for close to twenty years.. I have owned several Apple machines (my first real graphic powerhouse being an LC back in 1990). So DON'T freak out on me when I say the following.Apples annonced switch to Intel Processors is NOT the ned of the world!
C'mon it's just a chip. OK yes it traditionally has been the driver for the evil empires OS. But that 's not the chips fault.
Do y'all think that since there is now to be an Intel chip in your Mac that means you are closer to a Winblows system?
Well of course not... It's still gonna be running
OS X!
And do you think Apple will make OS X compatible to the crap hardware thats out there riunning Winblows?
Think about it! Why the hell would they do that.... do you think Steve is that friggin dumb?
What does Apple do? They make hardware! And they make an OS that runs on that hardware!
How much does Apple make on the OS? Like $100 a pop... And how much on the hardware to run the OS? $2000 - 4000 a pop! Even if you upgrade the OS a few times with each HArdware purchase.. the hardware is still earning 5-8 times the retail dollar than the OS. I dunno what kinf of margins Apple build into their hardware sales, but I've got to assume that there is still more money in the hardware portion of their business.
So why the hell would they build the OS to run on the other guys hardware?
Some may argue that that would allow them to get the OS on way more machines... Well did you think of the cost of that?
A little info on software development... Whenyou make software you test it on the hardware its gonna run on... so right now Apple only tests on the machines that they make - cuz thats all it sorks on. So lets see... Desktop towers - 4-5 standard machine types.... iMacs - theres another 4-5 standard machines... Laptops... OK iBooks - another 4-5 machines a,d finally Powerbooks - another 4-5 machines.... So what do we have.... About 20 different systems.. add a few other variations/generations of machines to the mix and look we still have under 50 basic machines to test on....
Now lets think of those guys in Redmond.... they build an OS for anybody that can put to gether a syetem from the spare parts bin at Radio Shack. And the bloody OS is expected to work. Yes they have a logo program for hardware vendors to get Windows Certified... but how many systems do you think they have to test their OS on before they can ship it out.... I'm betting its gotta be hundreds (conservative estimate im guessing)....
Why do you think Longhorn keeps getting delayed...
So why would Apple wanna put themselves into this position....
Right now they build a wicked good OS on hardware that they control...
As long as Apple keeps building the coolest hardware and software, who the hell cares what the chip is that drives the damn thing.
IBM/Motorola couldn't deliver the speed! -
End of story!IF you wanna flame... debate... call me funny names... go ahead... gimme your best shot!
cheers
s!
