Apple Hypes MWSF 2002

paul

[quote]Originally posted by CrableyG:

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I'm a PC user. Like every other PC user, I don't care about PPC. I don't know if OS X is stable, good, bad, or sky-blue pink.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Apple cares about PPC.



[quote]iMacs sold because they look nice and the marketing was spot on, and they turned out to be rather super so they carried on selling. OS X for Intel could sell because it looks nice and everyone know about Apple via the iMac, and hey, according to you guys it's rather super. So it should carry on selling, right?<hr></blockquote>



yes, but @ that point MSFT would step in and stop MSFT Mac OS apps. Bye-Bye Apple



[quote]As for apps, you can't get apps until you have an OS. First things first, I feel.<hr></blockquote>



I was talking about APPLE's apps. Yes, OS X x86 apps would come if Apple provided a compiler...

Apple's Apps would be where Apple would make its money on x86. But why would people buy them?



Francis also makes a good point about this as well.



If people can buy x86 machines and get both Windows and Mac OS X, why buy PPC machines?



Apple will never do it.



-Paul

buonrotto

[quote]Originally posted by olli_g:

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Sorry for my ignorance, but what's the difference between "EOL" and "at the end of its life"? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



I meant to erase, "EOL" and substitute "at the end of its life." Forgot the erasing part. EOL is usually a more technical term than what I was thinking. Sorry!

paul

[quote]Originally posted by jeromba:

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So you don't use Mac OS X or photoshop or any apps MP aware, don't you ?</strong><hr></blockquote>



No he is a PC user and states it clearly...



-Paul

chumley

If something radically new is coming out maybe apple is using some new patented technology? Any way to check registered patents online?

crableyg

[quote]Originally posted by Chumley:

<strong>If something radically new is coming out maybe apple is using some new patented technology? Any way to check registered patents online?</strong><hr></blockquote>



<a href="http://www.uspto.gov"; target="_blank">www.uspto.gov</a>

crableyg

[quote]Originally posted by jeromba:

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So you don't use Mac OS X or photoshop or any apps MP aware, don't you ?</strong><hr></blockquote>



Well I do use Photoshop quite a bit actually, and I even write the odd multithreading app (www.davidfearon.com - there, you know who I am now), but I find that people still get terribly excited about having two processors without knowing what it means. You Apple chaps are obviously more savvy than that though, so hats off to you all.

chumley

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chumley

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fran441

jeromba- If you didn't have the great Apple apps to associate with Mac OS X, it would destroy the reasons that Mac OS X would be 'ported' any way. Those apps would have to be made available for Mac OS X for Intel to even be considered.

mithras

Hey Chumley, try this:



<a href="http://www.makeashorterlink.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.makeashorterlink.com/</a>;

discstickers

Heh, this thread has become really funny.

paul

[quote]Originally posted by discstickers:

<strong>Heh, this thread has become really funny.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Why funny?

jeromba

Helping Fran to have 900 post before the next teaser of apple.com



Help him too... it's free

ryanthegreat

[quote]Originally posted by jeromba:

<strong>Helping Fran to have 900 post before the next teaser of apple.com



Help him too... it's free </strong><hr></blockquote>



Okay....

paul

POST 900!!!!

arbernaut

Just thought I'd summarise why OSX will NOT be ported to PC anytime soon:



01) Apple are good at what they do because they control the software AND the hardware to make them work seamlessly. The multitude of PC manufacturers would tear this to pieces!



02) Software makers would stop making PPC apps and would only make x86 apps - why do both?



03) Software makers would not be overjoyed at having to recompile their software AGAIN!



04) Apple would surely be concentrating on getting OSX right on PPC before they considered x86



05) i can only see Apple porting their server software to other platforms, not the desktop OS



07) I don't think Apple has much to gain from porting OSX to x86, unless they were going to stop making hardware, and that's not going to happen. They have everything to gain from attracting new users to their hardware/software combo by having funky-ass products and software not available on other platforms: iPod, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, etc



07b) ...and if they become an OS and software only manufacturer, they'll be competing head-on with Microsoft, and it'll be Netscape vs Explorer all over again. And I know who has the deeper pockets...



08) I think Steve Jobs would rather chew aluminum than port the Apple crown jewels to PC. I just don't think they'll do it.

xool

Doh, didn't refresh the threads page, not the 900th poster after all..



Here's to 1000!



Increasing the reply count one post at a time...



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chumley

I cant find any 'revealing' Apple patents that would indicate new stuff... They patent all their hardware design as invented by Steve Jobs himself and Jon Ive, which is interesting. I didnt know Jon Ive designed the Newton message pad... There are a few patents for PDA technology after the Newt was axed eg. styli but still too long ago.

ghost_user_name

903, no point to this thread anymore.



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glurx

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<strong>08) I think Steve Jobs would rather chew aluminum than port the Apple crown jewels to PC. I just don't think they'll do it.</strong><hr></blockquote>



SJ is way to hip to chew aluminum. He'd chew titanium.