Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
10:54 - I know! Let's commit corporate suicide!
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=10419
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For some, the dream will never die:
So, let's immagine that...
April 29, 2005 Apple releases Tiger. Apple releases Tiger for PC.
Nobody knows if this is going to happen with the Tiger announcement, but when a MacOS X release for PC does come, and I'm sure it will, it will be a surprise for everyone. We know that Steve Jobs likes secrets, and such an important move will be kept secret at any cost, even if it means moving the development labs to Mars. So let's proceed with our speculation...
I'll pass, thanks. Apple likes selling Macs and Mac hardware, not cheapo PC alternatives that won't respond to OS features designed for Macs' dedicated hardware functionality. Besides, if Apple decided to support PC hardware and all its myriad configuration options, they'd have to triple in size just to write and support all the drivers. Not a prospect Jobs relishes, I'm sure.
Naturally Apple's job is to make money for its investors. But with six billion in the bank, they can afford to keep from selling out everything that makes their business case what it is. Especially now that they're doing so well with that whole "profits" thing anyway.
BMW has no financial need to build Yugos, and Apple has no financial need to take OS X cross-platform. Somehow I suspect Jobs wouldn't do so even if it were the company's last desperate hope.
Via evariste.
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