'Apple releasing OSX for anything other than their very specific hardware selection would be a catastrophic mistake - it isn't designed to work with "just anything"'
This is exactly the problem, there are different linux distros designed to work for almost anything, and Windows works on the majority of modern hardware, now why do I want a OS that will not work on whatever hardware I personally would prefer to use.
Maybe I don't want to wait a couple hours for the movie to download when I can get it right now. Maybe I like to watch movies while I game on the internet, and raising my ping just does not sound fun in the game. Your argument is the same problem I had with netflix. I like to be able to see movies on an impulse. Downloading I have to wait a few hours or plan ahead, with services like netflix you have to wait a day or two to get the movie you want if they send the one on the top of your queue. No thank you.
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'Apple releasing OSX for anything other than their very specific hardware selection would be a catastrophic mistake - it isn't designed to work with "just anything"'
This is exactly the problem, there are different linux distros designed to work for almost anything, and Windows works on the majority of modern hardware, now why do I want a OS that will not work on whatever hardware I personally would prefer to use.
Maybe I don't want to wait a couple hours for the movie to download when I can get it right now. Maybe I like to watch movies while I game on the internet, and raising my ping just does not sound fun in the game. Your argument is the same problem I had with netflix. I like to be able to see movies on an impulse. Downloading I have to wait a few hours or plan ahead, with services like netflix you have to wait a day or two to get the movie you want if they send the one on the top of your queue. No thank you.