Comments on: Installing Leopard on a PC http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122963 Ryan Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:42:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122963 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122852" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122644" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it’s not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them.</blockquote></div>Then why doesn’t Apple let us install Mac OS X on Windows PCs, despite the fact that this move would increase their market share? I friggin’ hate their “closed source, closed system” policy… (Oh yeah, the driver thing. Of course.)</blockquote></div> I actually don't think the driver issues is what the big problem is. If Apple decided to open their system up I think device manufacturers would take the extra step to make their hardware compatible with Macs. I think Apple's big concern is that they would have issues making money with their under-priced operating system. Right now they offer the operating system for $129, and they make up for the low cost (compared to the price of Vista) with the over-priced hardware. Pieter wrote:
Ryan wrote:
Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it’s not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them.

Then why doesn’t Apple let us install Mac OS X on Windows PCs, despite the fact that this move would increase their market share? I friggin’ hate their “closed source, closed system” policy… (Oh yeah, the driver thing. Of course.)

I actually don’t think the driver issues is what the big problem is. If Apple decided to open their system up I think device manufacturers would take the extra step to make their hardware compatible with Macs. I think Apple’s big concern is that they would have issues making money with their under-priced operating system. Right now they offer the operating system for $129, and they make up for the low cost (compared to the price of Vista) with the over-priced hardware.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122852 Pieter Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:43:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122852 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122644">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it’s not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them.</blockquote></div> Then why doesn't Apple let us install Mac OS X on Windows PCs, despite the fact that this move would increase their market share? I friggin' hate their "closed source, closed system" policy... (Oh yeah, the driver thing. Of course.) Ryan wrote:
Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it’s not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them.

Then why doesn’t Apple let us install Mac OS X on Windows PCs, despite the fact that this move would increase their market share? I friggin’ hate their “closed source, closed system” policy… (Oh yeah, the driver thing. Of course.)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122644 Ryan Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:02:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122644 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122528" rel="nofollow">Dkong wrote:</a><blockquote>A $150 case? I’m sure you can get cheaper ones…</blockquote></div> I think he chose that one because it came with a lot of stuff, such as the power supply. That way he didn't have to hunt down the small stuff. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122553" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>Mac OS X’s EULA says that it’s illegal to install it on anything that hasn’t been manufactured by Apple. Well la dee da. At least Microsoft doesn’t go all posh on Apple… :)</blockquote></div> It's kinda funny how ironic that actually is, but that could also be the reason that Microsoft is leading the market. Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it's not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122582" rel="nofollow">M. E. wrote:</a><blockquote>If Apple really wants to push itself out there and challenge Microsoft, they should open up their OS to be installed on all kind of hardware. Most he criticism Microsoft is receiving regarding BSODs and so on is because of hardware problems.</blockquote></div> It would be nice to see Apple support a wider array of hardware, but that would also cause a lot more work for them. If they continue the way that they are going they can focus more on features rather than compatibility, and I think that's what they really want to do. Dkong wrote:
A $150 case? I’m sure you can get cheaper ones…

I think he chose that one because it came with a lot of stuff, such as the power supply. That way he didn’t have to hunt down the small stuff.

Pieter wrote:
Mac OS X’s EULA says that it’s illegal to install it on anything that hasn’t been manufactured by Apple. Well la dee da. At least Microsoft doesn’t go all posh on Apple… :)

It’s kinda funny how ironic that actually is, but that could also be the reason that Microsoft is leading the market. Most of the people I know who are using Macs are also running Windows on them, so it’s not like Microsoft is losing their marketshare because of them.

M. E. wrote:
If Apple really wants to push itself out there and challenge Microsoft, they should open up their OS to be installed on all kind of hardware. Most he criticism Microsoft is receiving regarding BSODs and so on is because of hardware problems.

It would be nice to see Apple support a wider array of hardware, but that would also cause a lot more work for them. If they continue the way that they are going they can focus more on features rather than compatibility, and I think that’s what they really want to do.

]]> By: M. E. http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122582 M. E. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:56:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122582 If Apple really wants to push itself out there and challenge Microsoft, they should open up their OS to be installed on all kind of hardware. Most he criticism Microsoft is receiving regarding BSODs and so on is because of hardware problems. Of course if Microsoft chooses to designe its own hardware and make it the only hardware that Windows would run on it, then +90% of all these Windows problems would be gone. I wanna see Apple playing a fair game before they go on criticizing Windows in their "Hello I am a Mac" ads. If Apple really wants to push itself out there and challenge Microsoft, they should open up their OS to be installed on all kind of hardware. Most he criticism Microsoft is receiving regarding BSODs and so on is because of hardware problems.

Of course if Microsoft chooses to designe its own hardware and make it the only hardware that Windows would run on it, then +90% of all these Windows problems would be gone.

I wanna see Apple playing a fair game before they go on criticizing Windows in their “Hello I am a Mac” ads.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122553 Pieter Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:29:12 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122553 Mac OS X's EULA says that it's illegal to install it on anything that hasn't been manufactured by Apple. Well la dee da. At least Microsoft doesn't go all posh on Apple... :) Mac OS X’s EULA says that it’s illegal to install it on anything that hasn’t been manufactured by Apple. Well la dee da. At least Microsoft doesn’t go all posh on Apple… :)

]]> By: thorbeast http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122530 thorbeast Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:21:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122530 What a waste of time, money and resources. This machine is going to be ripe with problems for it's life. And yes, this could have been done for a lot less money - there are better deals out there on some of this gear, and some of the gear is unnecessary. Why custom build a system and ruin it with a crappy OS? What a waste of time, money and resources. This machine is going to be ripe with problems for it’s life.
And yes, this could have been done for a lot less money – there are better deals out there on some of this gear, and some of the gear is unnecessary.
Why custom build a system and ruin it with a crappy OS?

]]> By: Dkong http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122528 Dkong Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:20:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122528 The price could be toned down a lot, actually. Who actually needs a 500 gig hard drive? Not me...not most people I know. I could probably take that down to 80 and be fine. A $150 case? I'm sure you can get cheaper ones...<_< Either way, if I want OSX I'd just buy a mac and save myself the hassle. The price could be toned down a lot, actually. Who actually needs a 500 gig hard drive? Not me…not most people I know. I could probably take that down to 80 and be fine.
A $150 case? I’m sure you can get cheaper ones…<_<

Either way, if I want OSX I’d just buy a mac and save myself the hassle.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122519 Mohan Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:11:51 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122519 This is just awesome! This is just awesome!

]]> By: SLA80 http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122472 SLA80 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:11:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122472 I made this trick once in 2006 with the very first Intel-compatible Mac OS X version. It was easy enough, because I had a step-by-step guide... It worked :) , and it was stable, BUT sound and networking wasn't working, because I had no drivers for it. I believe, it should be fully working on the recommended PC configuration, but I just used my own PC for this experiment. I made this trick once in 2006 with the very first Intel-compatible Mac OS X version. It was easy enough, because I had a step-by-step guide… It worked :) , and it was stable, BUT sound and networking wasn’t working, because I had no drivers for it. I believe, it should be fully working on the recommended PC configuration, but I just used my own PC for this experiment.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-122471 Ryan Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:11:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/installing-leopard-on-a-pc/#comment-122471 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122452" rel="nofollow">Google wrote:</a><blockquote>This is a interesting idea, but too many problems.</blockquote></div> That's what I've always thought. It's the very reason that people get frustrated with using Linux: because there are hardware problems. Yet they are willing to use this which will more than likely have the same issues? Google wrote:
This is a interesting idea, but too many problems.

That’s what I’ve always thought. It’s the very reason that people get frustrated with using Linux: because there are hardware problems. Yet they are willing to use this which will more than likely have the same issues?

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