Emulation is hard. The Wine project has been started 13 years ago, and they still support only a handfull of applications.
From Winehq.com: This is the Wine Application Database (AppDB). From here you get info on application compatibility with Wine. ...
There are 3717 applications currently in the database
I suppose that's what you call a handfull... Either you have very big hands or you just won clueless points for
yourself.
As for the 13 years.... Wine IS here and thats why such a compatibility layer, if supported by Apple, would not be far away.
But compatibility layers are only one form of emulation amongst others.
These 13 years are an asset as is experience earned over time, not something deterrent.
As for Virtual machines it all depends on your situation. If you're a business longing for Mac productivity and ease of use
and maintenance in your office but can't swith due to some pieces of software you don't necessarily want the performance and
financial hit of adding a whole OS, a whole set of licences and a whole lot of configuration whoes to your system.
On the other hand, running SAP GUI or an accounting software in the same environment as your Mac office suite may appeal quite a bunch of persons.
By the time vista comes out, no Mac user will have to run it....
Wintel applications will simply get emulated on the Mactel platform.
As simple as it is. Os X is all about layers and I trust Apple's background to help ppl develop it. They've made classic apps run in OsX, Virtual PC run on all versions, even if with some small gaps, and now non universal binaries run like charm. What will prevent an emulator to run windows x86 binaries ?
And if you've seen the DirectX10 reviews you know that this will allow to run 99% of the game titles on the market.
So ty for the FUD but it's a non-event. It just proves how slow MS is at embracing new techs. We should report the OP to hoaxbuster.
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Emulation is hard. The Wine project has been started 13 years ago, and they still support only a handfull of applications.
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From Winehq.com
This is the Wine Application Database (AppDB). From here you get info on application compatibility with Wine.
There are 3717 applications currently in the database
I suppose that's what you call a handfull... Either you have very big hands or you just won clueless points for yourself.
As for the 13 years.... Wine IS here and thats why such a compatibility layer, if supported by Apple, would not be far away. But compatibility layers are only one form of emulation amongst others. These 13 years are an asset as is experience earned over time, not something deterrent.
As for Virtual machines it all depends on your situation. If you're a business longing for Mac productivity and ease of use and maintenance in your office but can't swith due to some pieces of software you don't necessarily want the performance and financial hit of adding a whole OS, a whole set of licences and a whole lot of configuration whoes to your system.
On the other hand, running SAP GUI or an accounting software in the same environment as your Mac office suite may appeal quite a bunch of persons.
By the time vista comes out, no Mac user will have to run it ....
Wintel applications will simply get emulated on the Mactel platform.
As simple as it is. Os X is all about layers and I trust Apple's background to help ppl develop it.
They've made classic apps run in OsX, Virtual PC run on all versions, even if with some small gaps, and now non universal binaries run like charm.
What will prevent an emulator to run windows x86 binaries ?
And if you've seen the DirectX10 reviews you know that this will allow to run 99% of the game titles on the market.
So ty for the FUD but it's a non-event. It just proves how slow MS is at embracing new techs.
We should report the OP to hoaxbuster.