"Most people don't seem to understand that "native-mode" OSX isn't necessarily Unix compatible. Macs have had their own GUI toolbox for a long time, and I would assume that if Office does show for OSX, that it would [not] be an easy port to other Unicies."
What??? OSX is BSD Unix. It uses the Aqua GUI. What you are implying is that if a Unix distro does NOT use X11 then it is not Unix compatible. Therefore equating X11 to Unix compatibility - not to X11 compatibility.
What M$ most likely did was make a Carbonized version of Office - not a Cocoa version. Considering that you can run Office vX still under Mac OS9 this make the most sense. Therefore it is NOT a port to Unix but a port to Carbon.
With the noted exeception of ruggedness - I grant you that the TiBook is sexy and the larger screen is amazing but you have to admit the TiBook requires a protective sleeve when putting it in your laptop bag and it is not really useable as a portable using it on your lap or on an airplane. BUT - the Apple iBook has a great screen, is small, VERY rugged and runs Darwin (BSD) (or you can install LinuxPPC). The iBook is *designed* to be used by school kids and college students and to be thrown into bookbags and not treated "carefully".
This matches just about all the criteria except battery life. But the battery life request is not easily met - and is a bit unreasonable.
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"Most people don't seem to understand that "native-mode" OSX isn't necessarily Unix compatible. Macs have had their own GUI toolbox for a long time, and I would assume that if Office does show for OSX, that it would [not] be an easy port to other Unicies."
What??? OSX is BSD Unix. It uses the Aqua GUI. What you are implying is that if a Unix distro does NOT use X11 then it is not Unix compatible. Therefore equating X11 to Unix compatibility - not to X11 compatibility.
What M$ most likely did was make a Carbonized version of Office - not a Cocoa version. Considering that you can run Office vX still under Mac OS9 this make the most sense. Therefore it is NOT a port to Unix but a port to Carbon.
With the noted exeception of ruggedness - I grant you that the TiBook is sexy and the larger screen is amazing but you have to admit the TiBook requires a protective sleeve when putting it in your laptop bag and it is not really useable as a portable using it on your lap or on an airplane. BUT - the Apple iBook has a great screen, is small, VERY rugged and runs Darwin (BSD) (or you can install LinuxPPC). The iBook is *designed* to be used by school kids and college students and to be thrown into bookbags and not treated "carefully".
This matches just about all the criteria except battery life. But the battery life request is not easily met - and is a bit unreasonable.