> Here's the "official" contest page... http://winxponmac.com/
>
> Check the forum for details. Looks like it may be the real deal!
Why would you do that? As it seems to me, Macs have always been known for
overpriced hardware, but a better user interface that only ran on their
hardware (which is the reason why it could be overpriced).
So it seems to me that the "real deal" would be to run OSX on standard
Wintel PC hardware, no? (Probably not possible legally, due to licensing
restrictions, but anyway...)
The reason this is important, is that many people still have a great
deal of Windows software - I'm thinking games, design software,
development environments - that they'd like to be able to use, but
also want a Mac and don't want to have extra machines lying around.
Also, I think you'll find that Apple hardware is no longer ludicrously
expensive - it is towards the high end of the price range, but I'd say
definitely comparable to quality hardware from other manufacturers.
> Mike Hord wrote:
>
> > Here's the "official" contest page... http://winxponmac.com/
> >
> > Check the forum for details. Looks like it may be the real deal!
>
> Why would you do that? As it seems to me, Macs have always been known for
> overpriced hardware, but a better user interface that only ran on their
> hardware (which is the reason why it could be overpriced).
>
> So it seems to me that the "real deal" would be to run OSX on standard
> Wintel PC hardware, no? (Probably not possible legally, due to licensing
> restrictions, but anyway...)
>
> Gerhard
>
Randy wrote regarding 'Re: [EE] WinXP on a Macintel' on Tue, Mar 28 at 09:39:
> The reason this is important, is that many people still have a great
> deal of Windows software - I'm thinking games, design software,
> development environments - that they'd like to be able to use, but
> also want a Mac and don't want to have extra machines lying around.
Actually, there *is* a decent reason (beyond software) to run other
operating systems on Mac hardware. The fine folks at Apple spend a
lot of time making sure their hardware works together well. Sure, you
can buy a pre-assembled system from places like Dell, Gteway, IBM, etc
- but those places all have a larger variety in their available
hardware combinations and, from my experience (with labs fo computers,
not just as a home user), there just isn't the same level of quality
control in their consumer-grade stuff. IBM's "business-class"
machines are quite nice, but they're not really targeted at home users
- and they're priced more comparably to Apple stuff. The Apple stuff
is generally better assembled and just appears to have a bit higher
standards than garden-variety PCs. In general, of course, Apple's had
some really awful designs too...
I really don't like MacOS, but I've got a couple of Apples that I run
Linux on - partially for the geek factor, but largely because they're
well-assembled, well-designed, generally good quality machines. If I
was into Windows, I can totally see wanting to run it on Apple
hardware as well. :)
> Why would you do that? As it seems to me, Macs have always been known for
> overpriced hardware, but a better user interface that only ran on their
> hardware (which is the reason why it could be overpriced).
I'm thinking of doing it because I miss having a Mac around, but haven't been
able to afford having one "just" for websurfing and pottering with. The vast
majority of what I spend my time on is Windows based, and although I could
get it together under MacOS (or Linux), I'm not interested in putting forth that
much effort when it works under Windows perfectly well.
I'm needing a laptop, these days, and I was thinking I'd get a MacBook and
dual boot into XP for engineering stuff (and games on the road, if they ever
get a good display driver going), and boot into OSX for other things.
Although now I'm starting to think more along the lines of a Fujitsu Lifebook.
Their little tiny guy is pretty cool and would do most of what I"m interested
in, and in a package that's very easy to live with.
On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 11:04 -0300, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Mike Hord wrote:
>
> > Here's the "official" contest page... http://winxponmac.com/
> >
> > Check the forum for details. Looks like it may be the real deal!
>
> Why would you do that?
Well, as is often the world of fashion, it may not make logical sense,
but people will do it anyways.
Some people want their computers to be a fashion statement. As such,
Macs have a good niche in that world. People also don't always like the
idea of giving up windows. So a fashionable computer running windows
does have an appeal to some. Not me personally (I prefer neither the
fashionable computer, nor windows), but I can see some interested in it.
The other obvious reason for wanting to do it is for the sake of having
done it.
On Mar 28, 2006, at 6:04 AM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
>> Check the forum for details. Looks like it may be the real deal!
>
> Why would you do that? As it seems to me, Macs have always been
> known for overpriced hardware, but a better user interface that
> only ran on their hardware.
Well, one MacIntel is always cheaper than one Mac plus one PC.
(IMnsHO, not enough to offset the advantage of having two separate
machines, but that's a different issue.) More recently, Mac hardware
has been finding niches where the extra price almost justifies the
"cool hardware", regardless of software. The iMacs and Mac Mini
are pretty neat from a hardware perspective, but the price
differential seems to be preventing similar form factors from
succeeding much in the Wintel world.
(Come to think of it, the reason I'm using a Mac at the moment is
HW based. I wanted their 23inch cinema display, and it turned out
to be expensive and inconvenient to get it or a similar display
connected to anything other than a mac. (Things have changed now.))
>> Why would you do that? As it seems to me, Macs have always been
>> known for overpriced hardware, but a better user interface that
>> only ran on their hardware.
Thanks all to present their enlightening thoughts!
> Well, one MacIntel is always cheaper than one Mac plus one PC.
> (IMnsHO, not enough to offset the advantage of having two separate
> machines, but that's a different issue.)
That's about what I thought. Who's having a Mac doesn't have to nickel and
dime (or whatever that is called :). So she's probably making a decent
buck. Bringing in the time you'd have to spend to make Win run on Mac
hardware, I'd think a normal Wintel hardware is in there any time. And you
have a second machine...
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