[Ti] OS X on a PC? [forward from a different list]

[cbirds]

Chris Olson tapped out this message on 1/25/2003 11:10 PM 

>If Apple *did* offer an alternative CPU architecture, it would still be 
>in a highly controlled environment where you'd have to buy the Apple 
>hardware to get it.  You ain't just going to go out buy the cheap Dell 
>and drop OS X in it.  Supporting x86 hardware is a nightmare - there is 
>no operating system that I know of that supports all hardware for x86, 
>including Windows XP.  So if OS X was to retain it's reputation of it 
>Just Works(tm), then the hardware environment has to be controlled.

Agreed -- and I would go as far to add that Apple is still working to get 
back to that "Just Works(tm)" status themselves. :-)