[X4U] Implications of Boot Camp

[Kuestner, Bjoern]

> This is what killed OS/2.  Once OS/2 was capable of running 
> Windows 3.0/3.1 applications better than Windows itself, 
> there was no motivation for developers to work on OS/2 ports.  
> In fact this is a good reason for Apple to make sure that 
> this doesn't work to well.

OS/2 was a lesson for the IT industry that Apple is certainly aware of. The
equivalent of OS/2's capabilities were once called "Red Box".

But there was also the "Yellow Box" in the early stages of OS X, now known
as Cocoa and stripped of a significant feature. Initially Apple said they
would provide a runtime environment for Windows that would allow Cocoa apps
to run with a Windows-native feel on Windows. That of course would make it
much more interesting for developers to create Cocoa apps: One codebase to
create native Mac and Windows applications. At least, that was the theory
...

<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/boxes.shtml>
<http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/12/20051207183900.shtml>

Björn


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information contained herein is confidential and is intended solely for the
addressee. Access by any other party is unauthorised without the express 
written permission of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, please 
contact the sender either via the company switchboard on +44 (0)20 7623 8000, or
via e-mail return. If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to read our
e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy, please refer to 
http://www.drkw.com/disc/email/ or contact the sender. 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------