Never.
Apple will simply use a custom chipset in their hardware, and OS X will only run on that chipset. The chipset will be incompatible with Windows. Absolutely nothing will change with regards to compatibility between Macs and Wintels.
Of course, something COULD change at any moment, and that's what's so beautiful about this plan. After Apple has successfully migrated the OS X developer community to MacIntels, it would be an easy step to open the floodgates and unleash OS X for ALL Wintel systems. My guess is that Apple isn't doing this until Microsoft is less of a threat (perhaps with a democratic administration in to pursue unfair business practices by Microsoft), but it's basically an "in case of unbridled euphoria, break glass" option.
You make the fallacy of assuming that the artists and record companies share interests here. They do not. Many artists want not only profits, but exposure and recognition for their art, among both the consumers, and also (often more importantly) among their peers. Corporations care only about profit, which means they need a predictable product that is easy to market, which is the antithesis to good art. Because of the need to market a product corporations will try to control the artists.
Many artists would prefer the option of having full control but less profit. Give them a business model where they can distribute their music via their own website, for free or for a nominal fee, or through the iTunes store for profit, and then make the bulk of their profits by touring, and many would choose it over the current model. The reason so many artists are complaining about piracy is that it hurts their profits, while leaving the record companies with just as much control over their music!
If we go back to a time not even 100 years ago, the only source of income for a musician/artist was touring, or if they were lucky they found a sugar daddy (patron). They toured and people heard their music live and they got paid, and if they weren't working they didn't get paid. It was a novel concept. The advent of recording corrupted this process and left us with many unemployed artists and a handful of overpaid artists wallowing in a sea of drugs and media scrutiny. It's debatable whether our current music business paradigm is any better for the artists than the one of a hundred years ago.
The internet has the potential to blow away our diseased music business and replace it with something more pure, in which artists have greater control and a closer connection to the listeners. So far the multinational corporations have protected their corrupt model, with help from the corporate politicians in Washington. I hope I live to see the day when the artist determines the mode of his/her music distribution, free or fee, DRM or pure audio, and us listeners get to reap the benefits of such a system.
Let's see, Apple users are more likely to be gay, liberal, educated, and less religious. Apple's CEO gives big money to democrats and liberal causes.
Is it any wonder that our redneck, bible-thumping, war-mongering congress would go after Apple?
Judging by the abundance of media personalities masquerading as journalists today, Nick DePlume easily rises above the journalistic standards of most established news corporations.
I still don't see why a journalist should have immunity from testifying as a witness to a crime. If I murder someone, and then I call up CNN and carefully explain every detail of crime, does this mean that CNN can refuse to testify against me? Would such an immunity be in the interests of society? How would the surivors of the man I killed feel about CNN "journalists" helping me to cover up the crime?
Another point that seems to have been lost here is that many journalists are corporate whores of the worst sort, profiting from the misery and pain suffered by others with concern only for ratings and the advertising dollars they generate. Just flip to a cable news channel to see those so-called journalistic standards in action - fear and ignorance are pushed on the American public between the commercials. Endless footage is wasted on a casual inside trader like Martha Stewart whille ruthless energy barons like Ken Lay get virtually no coverage.
What I'm saying is that journalists want special treatment, they need to earn it. Regardless of what I think of corporations, I recognize that an NDA is a legally binding agreement. I don't know corporate law well, but if DePlume witnessed a crime taking place while he was getting the scoop on Apple widgets, then I don't see why he would legally be able to aid in the crime's cover-up.
Wrong.
Joe Wilson never revealed that his wife was a CIA operative. He may have stated at some point that he was married to a Valerie Plame, but it is still legal to name one's wife here in 'Murika.
You are spreading right-wing propaganda with you spin. The point is that Plame's profession was identified, not that her name was reported. Even more absurd is the nature of her undercover work: anti-WMD proliferation. Considering that we are in the midsts of a so called "war on terrar," it's astonishing that the media hasn't hyped this scandal. But if James/Jeff Guckert/Gannon isn't a story, I guess nothing is so long as it's damaging to Bushco.
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Never. Apple will simply use a custom chipset in their hardware, and OS X will only run on that chipset. The chipset will be incompatible with Windows. Absolutely nothing will change with regards to compatibility between Macs and Wintels. Of course, something COULD change at any moment, and that's what's so beautiful about this plan. After Apple has successfully migrated the OS X developer community to MacIntels, it would be an easy step to open the floodgates and unleash OS X for ALL Wintel systems. My guess is that Apple isn't doing this until Microsoft is less of a threat (perhaps with a democratic administration in to pursue unfair business practices by Microsoft), but it's basically an "in case of unbridled euphoria, break glass" option.
You make the fallacy of assuming that the artists and record companies share interests here. They do not. Many artists want not only profits, but exposure and recognition for their art, among both the consumers, and also (often more importantly) among their peers. Corporations care only about profit, which means they need a predictable product that is easy to market, which is the antithesis to good art. Because of the need to market a product corporations will try to control the artists. Many artists would prefer the option of having full control but less profit. Give them a business model where they can distribute their music via their own website, for free or for a nominal fee, or through the iTunes store for profit, and then make the bulk of their profits by touring, and many would choose it over the current model. The reason so many artists are complaining about piracy is that it hurts their profits, while leaving the record companies with just as much control over their music! If we go back to a time not even 100 years ago, the only source of income for a musician/artist was touring, or if they were lucky they found a sugar daddy (patron). They toured and people heard their music live and they got paid, and if they weren't working they didn't get paid. It was a novel concept. The advent of recording corrupted this process and left us with many unemployed artists and a handful of overpaid artists wallowing in a sea of drugs and media scrutiny. It's debatable whether our current music business paradigm is any better for the artists than the one of a hundred years ago. The internet has the potential to blow away our diseased music business and replace it with something more pure, in which artists have greater control and a closer connection to the listeners. So far the multinational corporations have protected their corrupt model, with help from the corporate politicians in Washington. I hope I live to see the day when the artist determines the mode of his/her music distribution, free or fee, DRM or pure audio, and us listeners get to reap the benefits of such a system.
Let's see, Apple users are more likely to be gay, liberal, educated, and less religious. Apple's CEO gives big money to democrats and liberal causes. Is it any wonder that our redneck, bible-thumping, war-mongering congress would go after Apple?
Judging by the abundance of media personalities masquerading as journalists today, Nick DePlume easily rises above the journalistic standards of most established news corporations. I still don't see why a journalist should have immunity from testifying as a witness to a crime. If I murder someone, and then I call up CNN and carefully explain every detail of crime, does this mean that CNN can refuse to testify against me? Would such an immunity be in the interests of society? How would the surivors of the man I killed feel about CNN "journalists" helping me to cover up the crime? Another point that seems to have been lost here is that many journalists are corporate whores of the worst sort, profiting from the misery and pain suffered by others with concern only for ratings and the advertising dollars they generate. Just flip to a cable news channel to see those so-called journalistic standards in action - fear and ignorance are pushed on the American public between the commercials. Endless footage is wasted on a casual inside trader like Martha Stewart whille ruthless energy barons like Ken Lay get virtually no coverage. What I'm saying is that journalists want special treatment, they need to earn it. Regardless of what I think of corporations, I recognize that an NDA is a legally binding agreement. I don't know corporate law well, but if DePlume witnessed a crime taking place while he was getting the scoop on Apple widgets, then I don't see why he would legally be able to aid in the crime's cover-up.
Wrong. Joe Wilson never revealed that his wife was a CIA operative. He may have stated at some point that he was married to a Valerie Plame, but it is still legal to name one's wife here in 'Murika. You are spreading right-wing propaganda with you spin. The point is that Plame's profession was identified, not that her name was reported. Even more absurd is the nature of her undercover work: anti-WMD proliferation. Considering that we are in the midsts of a so called "war on terrar," it's astonishing that the media hasn't hyped this scandal. But if James/Jeff Guckert/Gannon isn't a story, I guess nothing is so long as it's damaging to Bushco.