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FWB Admits RealPC for Mac OS X was Vaporware
reiggin writes "In a press release on their site, FWB's new management comes clean and says that the former management had been lying about an upcoming RealPC OS X release. Apparently, not one line of code had even been written. This is a huge disappointment for anyone looking for an alternative to the now-MS owned Virtual PC (which, incidentally, Apple and Microsoft have said will not initially run on a G5)."
This is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard. Do you understand that Microsoft can easily recompile their software to run on the Mac if they felt like it? Also, do you realize that they already do that with Office for Mac and MSIE and stuff?
It's considerably easier to port something than to make it run under an emulator. As to API calls -- that's where various layers of abstraction come in useful. If properly designed, a program should not be hard to port to any platform that offers the necessary features. I am sure Microsoft knows what the hell they are doing, given that they have been in the business for quite a while.
Besides, don't you think that if Microsoft changed the interface to port stuff to the mac, they would not be able to just sell an emulated version that looks exactly like windows? You are not making any sense.
Also, the Mac Business Unit is there not because it's difficult to port but because the software needs to be sold to mac users who are very different from windows users. Ever notice that Mac Office and Windows Office look nothing like each other? I don't think it's because of porting difficulties; it's more about getting artsy-fartsy, picky as hell Mac users to buy Microsoft software.