Re: Apple "Invents" The Boot Loader!
- From: Alan Baker <alangbaker@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:35:29 GMT
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"John Slade" <hhitman86@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Seriously Apple has authored a boot loader that allows for
dual
boot. This is not innovative or new. It could however be a very
smart
move
by Apple. Maybe Apple is going to finally enter an OS war with
Microsoft.
By
allowing Windows to be run on Macs, no Mac user would have to buy
another
computer to run Windows. But that's not the real issue. Windows XP
and
PC
users in general might want to buy a Mac to run Windows XP. Since
Apple
pushes the "superior hardware" shtick, maybe he can lure a few
Windows
users
with better looking if not better performing hardware. This could
touch
off
a full scale OS war. The only peice missing is for Apple to release
a
version of OS X that will run on any PC. I think that's a little
further
down the road. When this happens Apple could really move up in
market
share.
Say whatever you want about Steve Jobs ego, he knows that he
could
increase market share with an OS X for generic Intel boxes. He is
opening
up the war on two fronts, on Macs and PCs.
John
I have to say that this move has the possibility of backfiring on
Apple.
If Apple starts officially supporting a method to dual-boot, then
what
is the motivation for companies to port their software to the Mac
OS?
And what is the motivation for a companies to keep their software on
both platforms?
My worry is that some of them will start to say, "If you want to run
our
software, then boot into Windows", and that could be a real problem
after a few years.
It's certainly a possibility. OTOH, people who buy Macs buy them for
running
Mac software, and the high-end professionals REALLY want to be running
Macs
or they wouldn't have shelled out the big bucks. For those people,
running
XP will be a short-term fix at best and they will definitely let the
software houses know they want their Mac version.
Answer this question: is Autodesk now more or less likely to port it's
software to the Mac?
Neither. Autocad requires .net through and through so unless MacOS X gets
full .net support to the level that Autocad uses, you will never see it
on
the Mac.
I wasn't thinking of Autocad.
OTOH, AutoDesk now owns Maya and claims they won't be touching the
marketing
strategy of Maya in the forseeable future, so Maya hopefully will stay
compatible with MacOS X for quite a while.
And Autodesk 3DS Max?
Is it compatible right now?
If not, Apple could conceivably buy AutoDesk if they really needed to.
You really think that's a viable strategy? Just buy major developers in
order to get Mac versions of their software?
For specific software, yeah. Look at Shake, GarageBand/Logic Express/Pro,
and the iMovie/Final Cut Express/Pro applications. Those were all third
party and bought because they made strategic sense to have Mac versions (or
Mac only versions with the latter 2) available. While Apple might run into
problems with the US gov if they tried to make AutoCAD Mac-only, buying the
company to make sure a Mac version was available might be worth it.
On the other hand, now the US gov *cannot* prevent any governmental
department from purchasing Macs since Macs should now run all required
software, including AutoCAD.
Hey, I hope I'm worried over nothing...
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
.
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