Apple Goes Intel...

[9000 VAX]

On 6/7/05, Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote:
> > > It won't work and you can believe Apple will do its utmost to ensure that
> > > OS "x86" only runs on Apple-blessed Intel boxes.
> > >
> > > I'm sure some clever folk will figure out a way to hoodwink OS X, but that
> > > will be the exception.
> >
> > After reading slashdot, I agree that Apple will make Intel Mac that
> > can triple-boot windows, OS/X and linux. Adding the fact that OS/X
> > will not run on anybody else's PC, the Apple Intel Mac might blow Dell
> > away.
> 
> Why on earth would Apple do that? Apple's money comes from their Mac sales,
> no matter what the iPod publicity implies. Do they want to chuck that by
> dropping into the commodity PC market? If they make a PC that can triple
> boot Mac, Windows and Linux, then it's an easy matter for someone else to do
> so, too.

What they need to do is to add some Apple ID in the PROM and check the
ID when booting OS/X. Then nobody can make a PC that can run OS/X.

> 
> It's not going to happen.
> 
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