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Cringely Predicts Apple to Ship OS X for Any PC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the aqua-for-all dept.

boosman writes "In his current column, and in a similar op-ed piece in The New York Times, Robert X. Cringely predicts that Apple 'will announce a product similar to Boot Camp to allow OS X to run on bog-standard 32-bit PC hardware.' I dissect why this is unthinkable and challenge Cringely to a public bet on the subject."

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  1. Re:More Likely: Windows OEM by Millenniumman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If Apple sold OS X for any PC the disadvantages would be: 1. Support would be much harder (Many new drivers for PC components) 2. Bad support would lead to a bad reputation. 3. Hardware sales (Apple's main source of profit) would go down. 4. Microsoft might stop making Office for Mac. The advantages would be: 1. OS X would become more popular with businesses. 2. OS X would become more popular with computer enthusiasts.

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