Apple Goes Intel...

[9000 VAX]

On 6/7/05, Randy McLaughlin <cctalk at randy482.com> wrote:
> From: "Teo Zenios" <teoz at neo.rr.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:01 PM
> 
> 
> > From: "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at randy482.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:56 PM
> >
> <snip>
> >>
> >> I agree that more competition for Micro$loth is good.
> >>
> >> The biggest problem is that Apple has been kept alive by several factors
> > two
> >> of which are:  $ from Willy boy and the simple fact they are not just
> >> another PC running Windoze.
> >>
> >>
> >> If they become just another PC will they lose a marketing base and how
> >> big
> > a
> >> base could they lose?
> >>
> >>
> >> Randy
> >> www.s100-manuals.com
> >>
> >
> >
> > The only change a user would see when upgrading his G5 to an x86 Powermac
> > in
> > a few years is a speed increase, nothing more. People used to buy Macs in
> > the 68k era because they were the best desktop you can buy (multiple
> > monitors, PnP that worked, high memory ceiling, SCSI, etc)  and the GUI
> > was
> > decent. During the early PPC era the machines only had the processor going
> > for them (very decent FPU) picking up standard x86 features (PCI, USB,
> > IDE,
> > etc). Today the only thing going for Apple is OSX (tightly written to the
> > hardware), and that is not going to change. People who don't like piecing
> > their machines together and going through driver hell will stick to the
> > Mac
> > no matter what was under the hood. Lately a Mac is for people who hate
> > Microsoft and don't like messing with Linux installs.
> 
> The point is once you have another X86 computer you will see pressure to use
> the same software and pressure to use the same hardware.  A huge portion of
> the user base will want everything right now for no $.
> 
> This pressure that can be expected may lead (probably will lead) to a
> homogenous PC environment.
> 
> Even if Apple tries to tie their software to their hardware how long will it
> be before someone starts selling an emulated system on other systems.  From
> there will Apple watch people go that route or will they decide to directly
> compete.  By being able to take a cheap PC clone and running Apple software
> or emulated software on it that will put even more pressure to bring down
> the cost of Apple hardware.  With cheaper hardware and software what
> financial problems can that create for Apple?

Apple only needs to make Intel Mac that can run Windows, linux, and
OS/X, and to make sure that other's PC can not run OS/X. This is not
difficuilt, with the help from lawyers and an embedded Apple ID. Then
many people might be willing to pay $100 more to buy a MAC that can
run everything, other than to buy a Dell that can not run OS/X. Apple
will gain a lot of PC market share from Dell.

> 
> How long will Willy boy wait to sell XP on the new MAC's, if not Willy then
> someone will.
> 
> 
> Randy
> www.s100-manuals.com
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