Will Apple's Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) "change its spots"?
If Windows XP can now run natively on an Intel-based Mac, will the next version of the Mac OS X ("Leopard" 10.5) run on other Intel boxes?
Can Cupertino trump Redmond?
Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Here's Walt Mossberg's WSJ piece on his experience using Boot Camp.
UPDATE II: It doesn't make sense given Apple's history for it to become just a software company. Its claim to fame is the seamless connection between its software and its hardware. It makes mores sense for Apple to try to increase its hardware market share by offering the XP-native option on its machines.
Can Cupertino trump Redmond?
Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Here's Walt Mossberg's WSJ piece on his experience using Boot Camp.
UPDATE II: It doesn't make sense given Apple's history for it to become just a software company. Its claim to fame is the seamless connection between its software and its hardware. It makes mores sense for Apple to try to increase its hardware market share by offering the XP-native option on its machines.
posted by Barney at 11:27 PM
2 Comments:
My understanding is that Steve Jobs has always insisted that Apple is a hardware company. The software just complements the hardware as you mention.
I probably tend to think of Apple more in terms of its OS and software b/c that's what I focus on mostly more than the hardware.
Like the iPod, BootCamp is probably something of a Trojan Horse to give more people exposure to Apple and its comnputer.
My understanding is that Steve Jobs has always insisted that Apple is a hardware company. The software just complements the hardware as you mention.
I probably tend to think of Apple more in terms of its OS and software b/c that's what I focus on mostly more than the hardware.
Like the iPod, BootCamp is probably something of a Trojan Horse to give more people exposure to Apple and its computer platform.
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