[X4U] Couple questions on Apples move to Intel
Robert Ameeti
Robert at Ameeti.net
Tue Jun 7 11:34:42 PDT 2005
At 11:19 AM -0700, 6/7/05, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> > Good point... perhaps making it clear that using OSX on anything
>> other than an Apple-built machine is considered "off-label" use, and
>> "use at your own risk", without doing anything particular to thwart
>> such use would be enough. I suspect it might be enough to keep those
>> who are not well-equipped to deal with whatever issues could arise
>> with such use away from the el-cheapo generic PC boxes - while
>> leaving those who like to live on the bleeding-edge free to experiment.
>
>While this is good in theory, you'd have techies putting together cheap
>beige boxes for idiots that wouldn't otherwise be able to do it. Then when
>the box has problems, Apple would get the blame.
This is absurd.
Imagine me going to a car builder and having him put a Porche engine
in my kit car. When my kit car doesn't perform, I am going to blame
Porche? Or perhaps I am going to look around and recognize that all
of the Porches are doing just fine?
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Robert Ameeti
A wise man once said... I don't know.
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