Comments on: Will Microsoft Adopt Darwin? http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/ 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. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul D. Murphy http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5666 Paul D. Murphy Tue, 23 May 2006 15:51:10 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5666 You are a moron. Microsoft is working closely with Apple because they will be delivering a CLR version for the MAC at some point in the near future. You are a moron. Microsoft is working closely with Apple because they will be delivering a CLR version for the MAC at some point in the near future.

]]> By: Redlance305 http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5665 Redlance305 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:23:32 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5665 (sigh of relief!) If there was ever going to be truth in all this. Perhaps Apple will make a small Windows Mac Mini to test the Windows waters! Even better a dual OS Mac Mini. Nothing huge to hurt the Pro Line and nothing too 'pretty' to distract from the pure beauty of the iMac line. Just a harsh spunky middle child to feed to the wolfs/hackers and Windows switchers. That leaves it open to stay in the middle, move up or down the product line or get totally dropped. Just a thought! You heard it here first! (loved the story by the way, had me really worried, more so than Dvorak's!) (sigh of relief!)

If there was ever going to be truth in all this.

Perhaps Apple will make a small Windows Mac Mini to test the Windows waters! Even better a dual OS Mac Mini. Nothing huge to hurt the Pro Line and nothing too ‘pretty’ to distract from the pure beauty of the iMac line. Just a harsh spunky middle child to feed to the wolfs/hackers and Windows switchers. That leaves it open to stay in the middle, move up or down the product line or get totally dropped.

Just a thought! You heard it here first!

(loved the story by the way, had me really worried, more so than Dvorak’s!)

]]> By: Chris Holland http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5664 Chris Holland Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:55:31 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5664 Macnoto: That's exactly what I asked myself when i first read Dvorak's article :o Macnoto: That’s exactly what I asked myself when i first read Dvorak’s article :o

]]> By: macnoto http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5663 macnoto Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:35:28 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5663 a little early april mop? :D a little early april mop? :D

]]> By: Zac http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5662 Zac Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:13:26 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5662 Funny stuff man. This dude is raving tard and needs to be silenced. Check this out: http://dvorakisnuts.org/ or sign the patition to smack this dood down a few: http://www.petitiononline.com/jdvorak/petition.html This dude makes me feel all special on the inside. Funny stuff man. This dude is raving tard and needs to be silenced.

Check this out: http://dvorakisnuts.org/ or sign the patition to smack this dood down a few:
http://www.petitiononline.com/jdvorak/petition.html

This dude makes me feel all special on the inside.

]]> By: Jonathan Fletcher http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5661 Jonathan Fletcher Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:43:39 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5661 Gynecologist? Sounds more like a gastroenterologist (proctologist). Gynecologist? Sounds more like a gastroenterologist (proctologist).

]]> By: axel http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5660 axel Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:09:05 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5660 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34928209@N00/101324128/ something funny on the same theam. Can you spot the mac http://www.flickr.com/photos/34928209@N00/101324128/ something funny on the same theam. Can you spot the mac

]]> By: Ryan http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5659 Ryan Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:27:47 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5659 Bob: If you look around at some of the more recent Microsoft / AMD ads and such they are becomming quite the bum buddies! While AMD makes far superior chips than Intel at the moment (especially on the server end, less so on the mobile end, a-la Pentium-M / Core), they seem to be developing at least a marketing relationship with Microsoft. So it would make sense that they could just fall back on AMD as their main platform which of course is the same as intel's, only better (for now :)). What _I'M_ waiting for is someone to make viable cell processors and throw 15 of them into a desktop! WOO!!! Bob:

If you look around at some of the more recent Microsoft / AMD ads and such they are becomming quite the bum buddies! While AMD makes far superior chips than Intel at the moment (especially on the server end, less so on the mobile end, a-la Pentium-M / Core), they seem to be developing at least a marketing relationship with Microsoft. So it would make sense that they could just fall back on AMD as their main platform which of course is the same as intel’s, only better (for now :)).

What _I’M_ waiting for is someone to make viable cell processors and throw 15 of them into a desktop! WOO!!!

]]> By: Bob Jacobson http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5658 Bob Jacobson Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:58:12 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5658 Intel's going to abandon support for Microsoft, forcing it to fall back on an old friend for compatible chips -- IBM. A little bird with flu told me. (Hey, anything goes in the world of gonzo high-tech journalism!) Intel’s going to abandon support for Microsoft, forcing it to fall back on an old friend for compatible chips — IBM. A little bird with flu told me.

(Hey, anything goes in the world of gonzo high-tech journalism!)

]]> By: Kyle http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5657 Kyle Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:26:21 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5657 Hahahahaha!!! Professor of Gynecology! Perfect! Blog post of the day. Hahahahaha!!! Professor of Gynecology! Perfect! Blog post of the day.

]]> By: Bob Jacobson http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5656 Bob Jacobson Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:42:40 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5656 It's pretty clear that Microsoft has to do SOMETHING! Windows is nobody's OS of choice. It’s pretty clear that Microsoft has to do SOMETHING! Windows is nobody’s OS of choice.

]]> By: Chris Holland http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5655 Chris Holland Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:39:13 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5655 veridicus: yes, i was. in this specific instance i was shooting for the cheesiest way possible i could link microsoft to some obscure BSD roots, to "justify" their move to Darwin :) veridicus: yes, i was. in this specific instance i was shooting for the cheesiest way possible i could link microsoft to some obscure BSD roots, to “justify” their move to Darwin :)

]]> By: veridicus http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5654 veridicus Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:32:04 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5654 The TCP/IP stack taken from BSD is an old and very tiny part of the OS. It can't be considered part of a bigger plot. But then again I hope you're being sarcastic. The TCP/IP stack taken from BSD is an old and very tiny part of the OS. It can’t be considered part of a bigger plot.

But then again I hope you’re being sarcastic.

]]> By: Rob O http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5653 Rob O Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:03:09 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5653 Ha ha! Nice take. :-) Did you catch the Joy of Tech comic about this? http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/789.html Ha ha! Nice take. :-)

Did you catch the Joy of Tech comic about this?

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/789.html

]]> By: Robert Padbury http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5652 Robert Padbury Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5652 When I heard that Dvorak said he had 'very compelling evidence' that Mac would switch to intel, I was open minded to hearing his evidence. The so-called evidence was so laughable that I'm actually really dissapointed in him. Brilliant article, and yes, sadly I remember the Microsoft Switch campaign. When I heard that Dvorak said he had ‘very compelling evidence’ that Mac would switch to intel, I was open minded to hearing his evidence.

The so-called evidence was so laughable that I’m actually really dissapointed in him. Brilliant article, and yes, sadly I remember the Microsoft Switch campaign.

]]> By: Pan http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5651 Pan Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5651 Another thing I (perhaps falsely) remember about the MS switch campaign was the attached Word document that revealed the author to be a PR consultant whose company did work for MS Another thing I (perhaps falsely) remember about the MS switch campaign was the attached Word document that revealed the author to be a PR consultant whose company did work for MS

]]> By: Chris Holland http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5650 Chris Holland Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:53:54 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5650 I'd venture a bold guess ... <b>0</b>? I'm not sure i'm personally acquainted to someone who's actually switched to windows, from Mac. The other funny thing about that "switch story" is it doesn't do an effective job of telling you <b>why</b> you would want to switch, but seems to rather focus on <b>how</b> you would switch <b>if</b> you wanted to. The few "<b>why</b>" arguments they had in there felt insanely flimsy. And i really was trying to believe <strike>her</strike> ... "it". I’d venture a bold guess …

0?

I’m not sure i’m personally acquainted to someone who’s actually switched to windows, from Mac.

The other funny thing about that “switch story” is it doesn’t do an effective job of telling you why you would want to switch, but seems to rather focus on how you would switch if you wanted to.

The few “why” arguments they had in there felt insanely flimsy. And i really was trying to believe her … “it”.

]]> By: matt http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5649 matt Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:46:50 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5649 Yes, yes i do remember that short lived campaign. I wonder how many people switched because of it... Yes, yes i do remember that short lived campaign. I wonder how many people switched because of it…

]]> By: Chris Holland http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5648 Chris Holland Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:21:16 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5648 So did you guys actually remember microsoft's bogus "switch" web page which i referenced heavily above? It was entirely written from a first-person point of view, recounting a lady's switching experience. The picture I posted in insert was the picture of the supposed switching-lady. Hours after it was slashdotted, people dug out that very same picture from a stock picture web site, and started posting links to that very picture from the stock pics site. It was quickly figured out that microsoft's "switch" story was 100% made-up. Soon after their scam was uncovered, microsoft pulled-out the web page. But many of us had saved the original from the Google cache, or the site itself. Unlike Dvorak, I did back-up my claims with copious linkage ;) Ergo ... this is all true! HAR! So did you guys actually remember microsoft’s bogus “switch” web page which i referenced heavily above? It was entirely written from a first-person point of view, recounting a lady’s switching experience.

The picture I posted in insert was the picture of the supposed switching-lady. Hours after it was slashdotted, people dug out that very same picture from a stock picture web site, and started posting links to that very picture from the stock pics site.

It was quickly figured out that microsoft’s “switch” story was 100% made-up.

Soon after their scam was uncovered, microsoft pulled-out the web page. But many of us had saved the original from the Google cache, or the site itself.

Unlike Dvorak, I did back-up my claims with copious linkage ;)

Ergo … this is all true! HAR!

]]> By: Chris Holland http://theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5647 Chris Holland Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:13:15 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/16/will-microsoft-adopt-darwin/#comment-5647 Patrick: why yes i am, thank you :) Patrick: why yes i am, thank you :)

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