Comments on: Mac OS X86 http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: muhammet http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-700 muhammet Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:26:51 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-700 ss ss

]]> By: The Apple Blog » MacOS should stay on Apple hardware http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-698 The Apple Blog » MacOS should stay on Apple hardware Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:57:18 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-698 by Ian Samuel Reading over this post gives a decent overview of why you might initially think porting Mac [...] by Ian Samuel Reading over this post gives a decent overview of why you might initially think porting Mac [...]

]]> By: Electric Monk http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-699 Electric Monk Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:28:24 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/13/mac-os-x86/#comment-699 Not even close. Apple would suffer huge. Porting OS X to x86 is fairly simple, so is porting some of the applications. But porting all the applications, keeping independent developers on board, etc... Very hard. Now if those companies were willing to use PowerPC I think Apple would deal. Sony especially if Apple decides to use parts of the Cell chip in future computers. Not even close. Apple would suffer huge. Porting OS X to x86 is fairly simple, so is porting some of the applications. But porting all the applications, keeping independent developers on board, etc… Very hard.

Now if those companies were willing to use PowerPC I think Apple would deal. Sony especially if Apple decides to use parts of the Cell chip in future computers.

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