MacOSX on PC? Would you?

[KRSESQ]

Interesting article on The Screensavers:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/opinion/story/0,24330,3400588,00.html

How about it? Given the opportunity, would you run OSX on your Intel PC?

I'd give it a shot. Just to P.O. Brother Bill.

Kevin

[Indiana]

Yes, definitely. I'm already running MacOS 8 on the PC sometimes.

[KvHagedorn]

Yes, if it would work properly. I don't think Jobs would be above making an OS that would be a bit crippled on non-Apple hardware.

[PAugustin]

Probably not, I'd rather put my PC in G4 box, it's the only thing they still have.

[K6-III]

I'd definitely dual-boot...

[Indiana]

I'd like a MorphOS on a Pegasos Dual G4 system.
It's really a pity that Motorola obviously cannot keep pace with Intel and AMD when it comes to sheer processing power. Still the more than lean MorphOS should minder this.

Still most I'd like a MorphOS system powered by an AMD hammer, equipped with either a Matrox Parhelia or a Radeon9700...

[GT98]

Hell I'll try out anything once

[K6-III]

I wonder how driver support would look like for the much wider range of PC hardware....I suppose it would come after release....

[Agent31]

Originally posted by GT98
Hell I'll try out anything once

yeah, what he said... with the exception of heroin...

[KvHagedorn]

Originally posted by GT98
Hell I'll try out anything once

Originally posted by Agent31

yeah, what he said... with the exception of heroin...

So you guys would go to Iraq wearing American Flags and have perverted sex with camels on the main streets of downtown Baghdad?

[thop]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
So you guys would go to Iraq wearing American Flags and have perverted sex with camels on the main streets of downtown Baghdad?

about how much money are we talking?

[lecter]

It would be quite cool if they did...however I shudder at the thought of someone running such a pristine OS on a PcChips VIA mobo...it's a great OS but it will have to go through some SERIOUS betatesting to make it compatible with all the crappy hardware on the market.....they should just release a 1 page compatibility list and leave everyone else in the rain.

[bsdgeek]

I would use it, but it ain't gonna happen. Apple would die if they tried such a scheme, they live by selling the hardware, not the OS.

If the OS was compatable with the standard X86 stuff, where would Apple make their money? Who would buy the Apple hardware if the OS can run on a regular PC? If they sold only the OS, I don't think they'd win vs. Microsoft. Apple just doesn't have the influence it used to. Sure, they might convert to X86 hardware, but they wouldn't let you just buy the OS and put it on your box, you have to buy an Apple box to do that.

Yes, yes, I'm sure there would be a way around this protection. But would your PC have the support needed to run? Would Mac OS X be all that stable and cool?

[KvHagedorn]

Macs still need to be somewhat competitive in price vs. PCs, so there really isn't as much margin in hardware as there used to be, but software margins are pretty fat.

[Wombat]

I think we already covered this a few weeks ago. Keeping a PC version around is a hell of a bargaining tool for Apple. The same way AOL has been funding Mozilla, but still uses IE - you can bet they're getting a much better deal than if they hadn't.

And if Apple comes out with an x86 version, it won't be a "PC" version. You'll need Apple hardware, to be sure.