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Story: Apple Mac OS X on x86: a first test

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Posted by: Another Steve (Monday 16 January 2006, 11:50 PM)

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I agree - Steve Jobs is doing the right thing by restricting the mac environment to the mac hardware architecture. Low-balling always destroys quality - it never enhances it. I'd rather pay a premium for "the goods" than rock bottom price for garbage.

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Story: Apple Mac OS X on x86: a first test

  1. Just an ordinary user here, but I kind of think Jo... Anonymous
  2. The statement that the 80x86 version of Mac O... Anonymous
  3. What is with all the negative comments.... jaded
  4. This article seems to contradict itself... Doug Doug
  5. And also why would I wanna run Mac OS on... Fox
  6. Please explain why you tested iTune... GB
  7. Why would I want to run MacOS X on... Gids
  8. I agree - Steve Jobs is doing the right thing... Another Steve
  9. I agree. They should keep apple os on apples... Calculon30
  10. Whats the point in buying an intel apple when... Anonymous
  11. "So far, mainly because of performance and price i... Anonymous
  12. It took 32 Minutes to Install on my laptop.... Mac_Topia
  13. As I read your article I felt that an important it... Anonymous
  14. Why are you comparing iTunes performance? This is... Anonymous
  15. Saying that the only reason OSX only runs on... Anonymous
  16. "The margins on Apple-branded computers... Anonymous
  17. Hey, why not say this again? The ar... Phatt138
  18. Phatt138...I own a G3 266...bo... Anonymous
  19. Gotta love the pinheaded reaso... tired-of-whining-FUD-Winspreaders
  20. Tired-of-Whining... I must've... Phatt138
  21. You wrote:---------- My logic... tired-of-whining-FUD-Winspreaders
  22. As usual, the Win world is ful... harry wolf
  23. FUD spreader wrote:-----------... Tired-of-whining-FUD-Winspreaders
  24. I would be a much bigger Mac f... DigiBozo
  25. Sorry, the software and the hardwar... Anonymous
  26. As A life long lover of Apple... Chrit Shaw
  27. But can we put win xp on a mac comp... Anonymous
  28. I think it's totally ridiculous idea try... Anonymous
  29. I find it completely and utterly disgust... JP. Godlew
  30. Also cause Mac Computers and Windows PC'... Fox
  31. Re. the comments about Rosetta: unfortunately... Charles McLellan
  32. You should know that the version of the... mmmk
  33. For this stupid report i hope that Apple will... Anonymous
  34. Do you know EULA ??? Anonymous
  35. What a poorly written article! Among other th... daniel eran
  36. Well, this is clearly going to rattle Redmond... Wild Bill
  37. Funny how all of the Windows and Mac OS users... Anonymous
  38. GB, you're a big joke. "Drag and drop...it's... Anonymous
  39. Who Cares? Anonymous
  40. Wow...talk about shabby "journalism." I find... Anonymous
  41. I guess the bottom line of this article... Anonymous
  42. Well, I really think this is quite irresponsi... Ron Bannon
  43. Just lousy journalism.. if you can call... X user
  44. Your tests and your conclusions are totally bogus.... anonymous
  45. wow all the steve jobs ass licker fangirls co... apple hater
  46. Apple Hater....don't you realise that al... Anonymous
  47. I really can't believe some of the... justjim
  48. I bought a mini mac to check o... Rotten Apple
  49. Rotten Apple: Your part of you... Anonymous
  50. You apple fans are funny peopl... Jonny Cash
  51. Dear Rotten Apple, You wrote t... Jonathan
  52. You can emulate the windows-li... Anonymous
  53. First of all what are the Mac... dude in jpn
  54. Lazy guy wrote:------------- O... Tired-of-whining-FUD-Winspreaders
  55. Rotten apple, the Mac is about... Hajamieli
  56. I get a kick out of the elitis... Kelly
  57. Consistency? How about keyboar... Anonymous
  58. Rotten Apple, you evidently do... mindpower
  59. I'd like to point out that OSX... osx user
  60. Rotten Apple: First of all, ge... JustKeepQuiet
  61. Just to say try loading xp out... Anonymous
  62. Rotten Apple, I think the prob... Fresh Apple
  63. First off, I wonder what legal... Bill Gates
  64. You stupid... stupid... commen... Max Kelley
  65. To the guy who "checked out OS... Anonymous
  66. Think of the market! Most peop... RizenStar
  67. Rotten Apple....oh dear oh dea... GB
  68. You crazy ignorant fools. Maci... Macsweep
  69. Just a quick note. Every one h... fluff
  70. Apple didn't invent the person... Anonymous
  71. Attention MACSWEEP - You say "... Ignorant fool
  72. It is about time all pc users... Karl
  73. I've played with Macs before,... DIY Guy
  74. Macs are not completely made from '... I_luv_Macs
  75. "Apple Hater....don't you realise t... Travis Howard
  76. COOL! I can't wait 'till the... Anonymous
  77. HAHA "wow all the steve jobs ass licker... maccrap
  78. Couple of questions need to be aske... Anonymous
  79. I am happy ZDNet is reviewing the Mac OS on a... Chris Poor
  80. I could care less if OS X will run on Dells, and o... Anonymous
  81. I admit, I'm disappointed in this article. I'... Kelly
  82. Good Article, Thanks for taking the tim... Anonymous
  83. re: I could care less.... You moron. I can't... ZeeDee
  84. You are all missing the point. OSX is the on... BigDog
  85. And besides.. Microsoft owns what 40some... Russell
  86. I'm surprised that noone has mentioned s... Anonymous
  87. Windows supports lots of hardware n... smellnoevil
  88. i have to say, mac os x doesn'... Anonymous
  89. >I could care less if OS X will run on Dells,... Fred Nurk
  90. As some said, what's the legitimity of such news?... Matam
  91. I'm really happy that osx will not run on an ord.... Anonymous
  92. "...you're having a system that virtually nev... Anonymous
  93. Comment:------------ Look for complaints... tired-of-whining-FUD-Winspreaders
  94. WOW! A lot of angry Santas here. Li... Tragic Optimist
  95. : D Okay, I give up! FUD, you... Phatt138
  96. Dearest Steve, You see torrent... Bill Gates
  97. x86 OS/X will be HACKED as soo... jobs=foolish
  98. Really, at the end what matter... Anonymous
  99. Really, at the end what matte... Steven Bandyk
  100. Perhaps I am spoiled by after servi... Andrew
  101. Wow. I mean, really. Wow. My c... SrA John M. Sage
  102. Forgot a couple points! Sorry!... John M. Sage
  103. And I couldn't care less what processor... Tom Moore
  104. My, my; an Apple/PC Mud slinging thread... Brother Bill
  105. MAC ADMITS DEFEAT!! Anonymous
  106. Maccrap: Use your money to go on vacati... Steven Bandyk
  107. I for one have never liked IBM hardware.... Musicianwriter
  108. It is true that Apple has a higher margin on their... Justin Guilbert
  109. I just think that Apple fanatics are truly sn... Anonymous
  110. I personnally installed the crack version then upg... Dr.Marrajife
  111. Interesting article. I would like to point out th... Anonymous
  112. A good article. It accurately describes the curre... Arnis Pape
  113. iTunes on that build of OS X 10.4.x is being emula... Anonymous
  114. Jobs wants control of the tech and experience more... Brent B
  115. I must admit it's interesting to see the number of... Nick Mackin
  116. as a marketing manager you sure dont know the... mrgoodall
  117. Nick Macklin -- Your inner-fascist is creepin... Anonymous
  118. It was definitely a mistake to compare iTunes' per... Anonymous
  119. Unbelievable. Publishing on the Internet evid... Anonymous
  120. I am very much IMPRESSED by the speed of iTun... Anonymous
  121. Registering IS optional: Command + Q when the regi... Anonymous
  122. Argh, why did you test iTunes?? I'm not intereste... Anonymous
  123. This article reads like a review of a warez produc... Anonymous
  124. Where can I get hold of the operating system for I... Steve Jobs
  125. In your article you say that, "Its decision to sup... anonymous
  126. My only question is when/where can I get a copy fo... Anonymous
  127. This seems like a great review, although putting i... Segin
  128. Who wrote this piece of crap!!! Summary: OSX runs... Anonymous
  129. Nice article. I switched to Apple simple because... ruben dario
  130. It's too bad that the software still costs more, a... Anonymous
  131. The article says "There are therefore plenty of re... R Luna
  132. It is laudable to see so many of my fellow Mac use... Andy Fore
  133. Just one note about registration. It is mandatory... Anonymous
  134. Registration is not mandatory. Hit command-q... Anonymous
  135. Have a close look at the registration screen. it s... Gehard Schröder
  136. I notice the ram is 512 MB. Some Mac users think t... Emmanuel
  137. If you close an applications window, sure the... Anonymous
  138. I think it's quite telling, the response from Appl... Hiro Protagonist
  139. Congratulations to X opsys again! At last an atte... A Apple/XP Switch Hitter
  140. Good old Jober!! Fair enough open source, I a... Anonymous
  141. Open source is gerat, but there will alw... Anonymous
  142. well, to each their own, i say. i've used both mac... David T
  143. WHY BOTHER? Why bother to tell us about this when... HonestyMan
  144. It is a pity that the first review of MacOSX on x8... Anonymous
  145. Ripping a CD to MP3 is not only about processing t... Jesus Climent
  146. OSX will be hacked...hrm. Getting it to run o... Phatt138
  147. You all do realize that, whether this is "good" fo... Anonymous
  148. good for you guys, you finnally see the light Anonymous
  149. "Registration, however, is obligatory" You don't n... M
  150. I am with "Harry Wolf" and "Steven Bandyk". I sto... Phongsan
  151. In my opinion this is good try for a PC user. Next... NFK
  152. I've never seen such a pathetic collection of comm... Anonymous
  153. Dear annomous IT Pro. I am with you all the w... Roddy McLean
  154. Ugh so much slamming and HATRED here! ;) They are... Die Klavier
  155. Just FYI -- you can avoid registering when install... Jack
  156. For performance problems: If you did not removed t... Anonymous
  157. I'll always use Apple. Sure, it's pricier and slow... Henry Enfield
  158. Where can I get a copy of OS x? Anonymous
  159. Willkommen Mein gott , when can we get our hands... Valkyrie
  160. If someone could please answer this for me it woul... Harry
  161. Harry (can someone answer this): I think the... savage
  162. Kan't we all jest git along? Ron White
  163. As I read the comments on this forum, I have notic... Cross-Platform User
  164. Mr. Jobs is continuing to trsh traditional Mac ent... Jerek Spiegel
  165. apple's going to lose money. I prefer to take a DI... Anonymous
  166. Having just bought a Mac, I was enjoying the exper... TRICE
  167. What Macintosh success? Macs are only 4% of the h... Dave
  168. RIGHT CLICK ?!?!?! We need our right mouse buttons... Anonymous
  169. dats owesome!!! i cant w8.. do it now. vinz
  170. I'll bet anyone reading this that 95% of all the n... Mr Xp Osx
  171. RJ smells like willy. RJ
  172. X86 is a joke along with microsoft, the fact that... Anonymous
  173. Apple clearly don't want to enter into direct comp... Anonymous
  174. Quality you say! Please! How many people other tha... Calculon30
  175. Outstanding! I love to tinker, and as such I have... Michael Irwin
  176. Hey, here is an idea! How about we all stop fighti... Anonymous
  177. I think Steve Jobs is missing a trick here, I have... Anonymous
  178. tis as simple as this 1.you want the most stable... john
  179. LINUX is the best !!! It is only true alternative... Aleksandar Stamenkovic
  180. who hwolf
  181. OK 777ipd

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