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Maybe someone would like an iMac class machine, but doesn't want to pay for the screen each and every time they upgrade their machine. Maybe they want to run this iMac class machine on a bigger screen than the iMacs come in. I agree that Apple sells great screens, but it sucks that to use one of their Cinema displays you are expected to run a mini (low end) or a Powermac (obscenely high end). How ya doing, buddy?
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."
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Generally Windows is to show of gaming, OSX is to show of movies and other forms of multimedia (which the popular programs for each OS emphasize). This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I agree.
And:
It runs natively, so unless I'm missing something, it'll work without any emulating. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
In fact, actually, some people would say they run Windows even better than PC couterparts.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
Well if that's true, it's going to be a (if not THE) best move Apple ever made. Even if some people say that they've just sold their soul.
Looking at this purely from an objective point of view, if I had no computer and had to decide between an apple computer that runs the best of both worlds or a Windows based PC that runs only Windows (and not even as good as the Apple hardware) it wouldn't even be a decision anymore, a Mac would be the obvious choice. Double Post: Ofcourse, the big question is, how long will it take before Microsoft starts fighting this. Double Post: Also: By the time this is integrated in OSX 10.5 Leopard, Vista will probably be out, and people will want to buy that instead of XP... What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
Last edited by MagicalVacation; Apr 6, 2006 at 05:34 AM.
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You've gotta ask yourself *why* MS would fight it.
This means that they get to sell more retail copies of Windows, which is a considerably higher profit margin for them than OEM. As far as they are concerned, why would it matter that it's going on an Apple branded machine as opposed to a Dell, HP, Acer, etc. machine? FELIPE NO
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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
That's never gonna happen. And those are Apple's words, not mine.
Why would MS fight it? Well, they might sell more copies of Windows, but they'd also be helping Apple conquer a much bigger part of the computer world. I think Microsoft would much rather fight Apple over this to ensure their own dominance on the market than make a bit more money on Windows sales. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Microsoft would fight it because should their operating system be compared side by side with OS X everyone will laugh.
I don't really understand why'd you want this. Apple computers running Windows would be like a really hot chick having hepatitus C. Sure it might be a nice business move but I can't see myself ever doing this. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I'm excited about Boot Camp because it means I can finally chuck this damned PC tower out the window and just buy a MacBook Pro. Then I've got MacOS X for all my daily needs (plus all my graphic design and video editing needs) since it's the system I actually enjoy, and I can reboot quickly into XP if I want to run a Windows-only game. No more need for two computers, an extra monitor, or any of that crap. Very convenient. As for why Apple's stuff costs more (it's not 4 times as much, stop exaggerating), there are several reasons. One: Apple is a small hardware company whose profits are made on hardware margins, which they use to finance all their software development. Unlike Microsoft, Apple does not make the bulk of their money off OS X or iLife. They make most of their money off the sales of their hardware (computers and iPods). Thus to stay profitable they need to charge for their hardware. Two: Apple spends a lot of time custom designing motherboards, cases, and related items. It's no secret that their industrial design is a cut above anything else out there in the PC world. They make functional AND beautiful machines, and that costs money. And finally, three: Apple's machines simply are more functional than most PCs. Yes, you can self-build an "equivalent" PC for less money, but it's not as much less as you'd think. And in the realm of laptops, when you customize a Dell or other manufacturer's laptop to match a MacBook Pro, you'll find that it often costs nearly as much. In the end, a Mac now is more functional than ANY PC. It can run Windows—whoop de doo, so can everyone else, but it can ALSO run the best operating system out there: Mac OS X. You can go anywhere for Windows, but there's only one place you can get OS X, and that's Apple. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
killmoms - Well, don't really.
Makin' trailers er'ry day. |
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
Last edited by Cetra; Apr 6, 2006 at 01:29 PM.
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There isn't anything stopping you, unless you want some official solution.
Apple probably won't release something to let you do that, though, since they'd be undercutting their own hardware sales. Cless made that quite clear, if you could get past all the smugness. I was speaking idiomatically. |
MaxOS X does run on a WinTel box. Sort of. There is just a huge lack of driver support. Getting it to install takes some hacking, and unless you build a system to closely match the hardware inside of an iMac/Mac Mini you wont get support for wireless networking, graphics, or wired networking. So, while it runs, its more of a geek badge of pride than something useful.
BootCamp is little more than a collection of Windows drivers to support the Mac hardware. The real magic is in the recent firmware update that adds the necessary CSM to the EFI implementation that Apple had initially left out. This is what allows the booting of legacy operating systems, including non-EFI Linux. Oh, and today a company called Parallels released a beta of their Virtualization software for MacOS X Intel (like VMWare) allowing the option of running Windows from within MacOS X rather than dual-booting. How ya doing, buddy? |
And yes, please build me a Core Duo based system in an attractive, slim, space-saving case with full-featured hardware for half the cost of a Mac. The last thing I want in the world is another ugly, space-hogging mid-tower. And to ElectricSheep—not just Windows. Parallels will run pretty much any x86-based operating system, by the look of things. Much like VMWare. FELIPE NO
killmoms - Well, don't really.
Makin' trailers er'ry day. |
This is a very important lesson you'll have to learn. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Jam it back in, in the dark.
killmoms - Well, don't really.
Makin' trailers er'ry day. |
Except you can still get a high quality PC for cheaper than a high quality Mac.
How ya doing, buddy? |
Bah, who wants Windows on their computer anyway? Thanks to some random problem my XP install is now useless, and since I've been living in Linux all year anyway I don't even see the point of repairing it. Mac OS X is the only other operating system I'd want to have on here, but considering how much control I have over everything in Linux I don't know if I'd spend much time on that either. And the look of my computer case is not so important to me that I'd buy a Mac for the sole purpose of putting Linux on it.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
How ya doing, buddy? |
That's why we have Linux. MacOs isn't the end-all be all of operating systems. Besides, it's just a matter of time before those hackers out there figure out an easy process to get Mac Os X installed on a PC anyway.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
FELIPE NO
killmoms - Well, don't really.
Makin' trailers er'ry day. |
No, it's not.
But to think OS X is better than sex, like you appear to be doing, is just as much dreaming. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
OSX is sex for the brain
:biggrin: No, let's not go down that road, but you can't argue with millions of dedicated fans worldwide. OSX doesn't get in your face like Windows does. I'm actually a fan of XP as well, before I got OSX I was pretty happy with the way it went, but then it was one virus after the other and things went downhill very fast from there on... OSX is a tool that sits quietly in the background, but does everything you want it to do, very gracefully. Anyways, that's just my two cents. How ya doing, buddy? |
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