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All whining about how running OSX on non-apple hardware ruins the "Apple Expiience"... Isn't this supposed for "love" of OS X cannibalizing the exact same thing
by voidpointer 18y ago
All whining about how running OSX on non-apple hardware ruins the "Apple Expiience"... Isn't this supposed for "love" of OS X cannibalizing the exact same thing it is evangelizing?
This is based on the assumption that Apple is able to develop a superior operating system because they can support the effort with hardware sales. If everyone would install their copy of OSX on hardware where Apple doesn't make money, how can they continue to improve OSX?
They might start to license the "right" to run OSX o hardware manufacturers but that would get them into the same compatibility hell Microsoft has gotten themselves into. I can very well understand how they don't want to get into that spot.
It's a nice pass-time and I don't think it hurts anyone given the small scale on which this is happening. Plus it may keep the folks in Cupertino on their toes for coming up with better hardware in the future.
Furthermore, as for the Linux comparisons. This clearly shows how Linux' most glaring deficiency is the lack of a consistent UI experience. There is a heavily fragmented mess bolted on top of dear old X11. It works - sort of - and as long as you stay within your chosen camp (Gnome, KDE...) you might not be off too bad. Sooner or later when you need other applications you'll get into toolkit hell.