tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11278247.post113988147783138344..comments2012-05-08T16:18:56.876+10:00Comments on A Man and his Rant: Blog for lunchJustin Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995847102962013980noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11278247.post-1140671834894896932006-02-23T16:17:00.000+11:002006-02-23T16:17:00.000+11:00Maybe this article could have been titled "Let's b...Maybe this article could have been titled "Let's bait Nathan", because you know I can't not answer this!<BR/><BR/>Firstly, <A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29710<br/>" REL="nofollow">this article</A> shows how difficult it's going to be in reality for Apple hardware to boot Windows, XP, Vista or otherwise. Secondly, don't confuse the difference between where Apple make their <I>profit</I> and where Apple get their <I>edge</I>. Apple may indeed make the lion's share of their profit from their excellent hardware, but I believe it's the Operating System that drives people to buy that hardware. Remove the OS and you remove the main incentive for people to but that hardware. There are plenty of high-end hardware vendors like Sony or Alienware. Apple aren't competing against them.<BR/><BR/>No one would be happier than me if there was an elegant solution to the issue of running Windows Apps on a Mac. The new Intel hardware opens the door to better emulation or virtual machines (I'll look at <A HREF="http://www.kberg.ch/q/" REL="nofollow">Qemu</A> as soon as I get my MacBook Pro), but the Mac OS is still far and away superior to the steaming ordure Microsoft are offering.<BR/><BR/>Now Macs are running Intel silicon, this is a rumor that will never die. We'll see this over and over- trust me. It isn't true now, and very unlikely in the 10-year timeframe. Beyond that, we'll see if Microsoft are still in business.Nathan Zamprognohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292757767183001630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11278247.post-1140556130056300212006-02-22T08:08:00.000+11:002006-02-22T08:08:00.000+11:00I suspect that people buy macs for a reason other ...I suspect that people buy macs for a reason other than that they look cool. Personally, I'd rather be running OSX on generic hardware than Windows on mac hardware - the hardware doesn't seem too special, especially with the changed chipset, but the OS is better than windows in some ways. When apple's selling an ipod or some other hardware distinguished device, then that's a different story...<BR/><BR/>My two cents.Monkeytreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731428503863624868noreply@blogger.com