Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the i-don't-hardly-believe-it dept.
Slashfan writes "It has been widely reported allovertheInternet that it is extremely easy to get the Intel port of Mac OS X to run on regualar PC boxes.
Some of the hackers are running the tweaked version of the operating system on their PCs natively." Pardon my skepticism ;)
Be very careful
by
Solder+Fumes
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I have heard that GNAA is trying to troll the P2P networks with an OSX_x86 torrent. Just a heads-up to anyone, prepare to be disappointed.
Random thoughts on Apple...
by
Tezkah
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Ok I'm naïve on the politics of this, so my post is more of a question than a answer. I know this is an argument that has gone back and forth, but here goes again...
Wouldn't it benefit Apple in the long run to get more of its software into the public's hands? Sure, it might detract from them selling hardware (short term), but I can honestly say for me (average Joe) I've never purchased a Mac because they simply don't have the software titles I'm interested in and Windows does. I mean sure, they've got great stuff, but they lack in GAMES, yes games... I've said it, gotten it out. I'm a gamer and so are all of my friends. I'd venture to say a good chunk of those purchasing PC's are in the same group as me (surf the web and play games). So if the Apple OS became more popular, wouldn't more developers consider making a version of their game in the Apple OS flavor? Would it lead to an increase in dupe stories/comments?
Re:Congrats --- me a Troll?
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aristotle-dude
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Mod me as a troll if you wish but I speak the truth. Perhaps that is not very popular around here.
The fact remains that prices of OS X and bundled applications are relatively low compared to their MSFT/Windows Third-party counterparts. This is due to the fact that the development of that software is subsidized by hardware purchases.
Apple does not care if you upgrade from Puma, Jaguar or Panther to Tiger as long as you are installing on hardware that is compatible with it.
They also do not enforce any form of copy protection to prevent you from installing on multiple machines because the "trust" users. That is a different philosophy from how MSFT does business.
These actions are a spit in the face of that very same company that not only trusts its users but also contributes to open source projects.
-- Jesus was a compassionate social conservative who called individuals to sin no more.
Yes, Microsoft's money given to Apple back in 1998 was NOT close to the kind of money that would have been needed to bail out Apple if it had been 'on the edge of bankruptcy.'
What's hilarous is that it's the Apple Zealots who now have to shout to the world 'Microsoft's money was just a gesture, to show the world that Apple was a viable company.'
Yep. That's what the Apple fans are forced to acknowledge.
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I have heard that GNAA is trying to troll the P2P networks with an OSX_x86 torrent. Just a heads-up to anyone, prepare to be disappointed.
Ok I'm naïve on the politics of this, so my post is more of a question than a answer. I know this is an argument that has gone back and forth, but here goes again...
Wouldn't it benefit Apple in the long run to get more of its software into the public's hands? Sure, it might detract from them selling hardware (short term), but I can honestly say for me (average Joe) I've never purchased a Mac because they simply don't have the software titles I'm interested in and Windows does. I mean sure, they've got great stuff, but they lack in GAMES, yes games... I've said it, gotten it out. I'm a gamer and so are all of my friends. I'd venture to say a good chunk of those purchasing PC's are in the same group as me (surf the web and play games). So if the Apple OS became more popular, wouldn't more developers consider making a version of their game in the Apple OS flavor? Would it lead to an increase in dupe stories/comments?
Windows, which is really a great OS
Uhhh....
Well then maybe we should have Windows running on Microsoft hardware? Would that be the ultimate solution to their problems?
It's TPS reports, you jackass.
The fact remains that prices of OS X and bundled applications are relatively low compared to their MSFT/Windows Third-party counterparts. This is due to the fact that the development of that software is subsidized by hardware purchases.
Apple does not care if you upgrade from Puma, Jaguar or Panther to Tiger as long as you are installing on hardware that is compatible with it.
They also do not enforce any form of copy protection to prevent you from installing on multiple machines because the "trust" users. That is a different philosophy from how MSFT does business.
These actions are a spit in the face of that very same company that not only trusts its users but also contributes to open source projects.
Jesus was a compassionate social conservative who called individuals to sin no more.
Yes, Microsoft's money given to Apple back in 1998 was NOT close to the kind of money that would have been needed to bail out Apple if it had been 'on the edge of bankruptcy.'
What's hilarous is that it's the Apple Zealots who now have to shout to the world 'Microsoft's money was just a gesture, to show the world that Apple was a viable company.'
Yep. That's what the Apple fans are forced to acknowledge.
resigned