[Cialug] Apple and Intel

[Nathan C. Smith]

Here is one more stupid question and then I'm done with the Apple-Intel
thing.

OK, so Apple Builds Mac OS 10 for Intel, applications are compiled to run
universally on PPC and Intel.  That means the next build of Microsoft Office
is basically running on Unix on Intel.  How big of a jump is it then to have
Microsoft Office running on another *nix?  The pretty face on OS X is
proprietary yes?  How hard is it to duplicate or emulate, are there already
project to do it?  Could MS license the relevant portions just for their
applications running on *nix?

If I take off my tinfoil hat for a minute it almost looks like Apple is
giving Microsoft inroads to putting their cash cow on *nix.

-Nate

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan C. Smith 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:30 PM
To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Cialug] Apple and Intel




So here's a stupid question - what kind of thing will keep me from buying
Mac OS and slapping it on any Intel box?  I thought all the stuff that used
to be in ROM no longer was.  What will distinguish an Apple from any other
machine?

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Baker [mailto:ka_klick at mac.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:26 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Apple and Intel



Me.
I'd rather see them using the better of the x86/64's but I think 2  
factors kept that from happening: 1. AMD probably can't supply the  
volume Apple projects. 2. AMD isn't the kickback machine that Intel is.

I'm betting they talked though.

On Jun 7, 2005, at 10:18 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Anyone else wish Apple had partnered with AMD instead of Intel?
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