Steve,
You are missing the point, OSX on x86 would have more options not less:
It would just cost more (have to pay Microsoft and Apple)
Nope. Apple would just be selling the same well built Apple boxes with nice cases, superior power supplies, and better connectivity. A dual boot partition would/could be optional or even added value. No need to abandon PPC actually at this point. Just like Linux can run on both platforms.
and would again only be useful to Apple users who want to run some Microsoft applications.
Nope again. It would be useful to Gamers, Web Designers who want to test their systems on Windows,
People who work in Windows environments but use Macs at home, Code Warriors, and a lot more.
Dell would get it's butt kicked because users would have this huge advantage of having OSX on x86 architecture, while Dell boxes would be limited to the Windows crap.
If I switch it'll be because of processor speed, otherwise OXS is very preferable to XP and the Windows monopoly.
You can bet there are Millions of Windows users out there who made the decision to buy a Wintel machine for marginal reasons like they use one at work, who otherwise would be willing to spend a few hundred bucks more for a Mac. As a matter of fact Window became the dominant system because people used them at work. Dual boot obliterates that advantage and turns it into a liability. |
