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beb · Feb 10, 2005, 01:18 PM

It's a real gamble. And it's merits versues disadvangtages have been argued up one side and down the other side. But at this point, with Apple making so many software products, does it not make some kind of sense to license the Mac OS to Intel based hardware companies. Why can't I go into an Apple store, buy a 3.6Ghz HP that runs Tiger and Apple would make a percentage of the sales?

~Just wondering

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 01:27 PM

Oh no. We must have had the discussion OS X on Intel a million times.
There we go again...

-t

Sherwin · Feb 10, 2005, 01:29 PM

If Apple lost control of the hardware, they'd lose control of perceived quality. Think of all the problems that would occur if any loser company could sell their cheapo components (i.e. vid card, sound card, MoBo) with their own shoddy drivers.

beb · Feb 10, 2005, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
Oh no. We must have had the discussion OS X on Intel a million times.
There we go again...

-t

Jobs: Microsoft still copying; PC makers want OS X February 10 - 13:06 EST__ In a six-page Fortune article (subscription required), Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that Microsoft is still copying the Mac operating system and that three PC makers are wanting to use Mac OS X with their machines. Jobs said Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" will have everything Microsoft wants its Longhorn OS to have. "They copied the original Mac with Windows 95," Jobs said, "and now they're going to be copying us again." The article also notes that "three of the biggest PC makers are wooing Jobs to let them license OS X and adapt it to computers built around standard Intel chips. Why? They want to offer customers, many of whom are sick of the security problems that go with Windows and tired of waiting for Longhorn, an alternative. And besides, Apple has buzz now, and Microsoft does not."

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by beb:
[i] Jobs: Microsoft still copying; PC makers want OS X February 10 - 13:06 EST

SO FREAKIN' WHAT ?

People want the DRM-free iPod killaaarr, want a headless gaming Mac with latest GPU for $ 299 and win the lottery on a daily basis.

PIPEDREAMS. It ain't gonna happen.

End of discussion.

-t

Krypton · Feb 10, 2005, 01:56 PM

1) Jobs wouldn't be talking about this if it was going to happen - they never ever talk about future products (apart from mess ups like the iMac G5, and to put people off waiting like the PowerBook G5)

2) There would be no point in a Mac mini if this were going ahead.

What would be interesting though, as someone mentioned a while ago, is if Apple licensed it's hardware a la the iPod+HP.

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by Krypton:
1) Jobs wouldn't be talking about this if it was going to happen - they never ever talk about future products

Very good point. A strong indicator !

-t

osiris · Feb 10, 2005, 02:16 PM

I want a Ferrari.

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by osiris:
I want a Ferrari for the price of a Hyundai.

Fixinated.

-t

Mafia · Feb 10, 2005, 02:39 PM

i don't think anything like this will happen, in the near future atleast. maybe in a long long time we might see apple do something like ibm and get rid of their hardware and distribute mac os x among all the other hardware dealers. but i doubt it for the next 20 years atleast.

xi_hyperon · Feb 10, 2005, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
If Apple lost control of the hardware, they'd lose control of perceived quality. Think of all the problems that would occur if any loser company could sell their cheapo components (i.e. vid card, sound card, MoBo) with their own shoddy drivers.

Exactly. Apple makes the whole widget with good reason.

osiris · Feb 10, 2005, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
Fixinated.

-t

Ah, much better.