Comment Re:How long can Apple keep their business model? (Score 1) 672
The biggest issue is this is: would the quality remain the same if Apple released its OS X for general x86 use? I think the answer is no, and I'll tell you why.
The biggest thing windows has against it now is the multitude of hardware it must support. Any average joe company can build a horrible piece of hardware for a pc and code crap drivers for it. An end user may not even realize that the horrible english translation on the box and rock bottom price means to be cautious. They install it, and BAM...windows sucks.
If the mac had to support the same myriad hardware that windows does, I'm willing to wager that while it may not be AS bad, it would be a far cry from the stable OS we know it as today. Hardware controls and great software integration MAKE the OS X experience.
The biggest thing windows has against it now is the multitude of hardware it must support. Any average joe company can build a horrible piece of hardware for a pc and code crap drivers for it. An end user may not even realize that the horrible english translation on the box and rock bottom price means to be cautious. They install it, and BAM...windows sucks.
If the mac had to support the same myriad hardware that windows does, I'm willing to wager that while it may not be AS bad, it would be a far cry from the stable OS we know it as today. Hardware controls and great software integration MAKE the OS X experience.
