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Re: congrats to ardi
>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Killion <kevin@shsmedia.com> writes:
In article <kevin-1106960822050001@shs.pr.mcs.net> kevin@shsmedia.com (Kevin Killion) writes:
>> Questions: 1. Is Apple a hardware company or Operating System
>> company ??? 2. Why should Apple support Executor and promote
>> sales of x86 PCs. ?? 3. What financial benefits will Apple
>> receive by supporting Executor ??
Kevin> Answers:
Kevin> 1. In its entire history, Apple has made only two products
Kevin> that have been resounding popular successes: the Apple ][,
Kevin> and the MacOS operating system. The ONLY reason people buy
Kevin> Macintosh computers is to run MacOS.
I think that characteristic is a little harsh. Macintoshes are
computer systems, which have a hardware component and a software
component. The original Macintosh hardware was fairly important
because Apple had the foresight to use a chip that had a linear
address space and hardware that had good resolution bitmapped
graphics. Initially the MacOS just *couldn't* run on alternative
hardware, so the fact that they developed cool hardware and a cool OS
simultaneously is a little more impresive than the idea that the MacOS
itself was a resounding popular success.
However, as time went by and the alternative machines *could* run
MacOS, it was a shame that people weren't given a chance to.
Kevin> 2 and 3. The certain way to kill MacOS and Macintosh is to
Kevin> allow developers to slip over to Windows and stop writing
Kevin> for Mac. Right now, all the financial inducements (not to
Kevin> mention social pressure, development tools, and rational
Kevin> future vision) are lopsided in favor of Windows, as pained
Kevin> as I am to say that. Isn't it clear what Executor really
Kevin> could mean for Apple? Executor allows a developer to stay
Kevin> loyal to Mac, work with the Mac APIs, and still be able to
Kevin> sell into the lucrative Windows market!
Yes. I think that for the Mac to be successful with end users, the
Mac API has to be successful with programmers. Restricting the Mac
API to only run on a particular set of machines, when Microsoft is
actively going the opposite way (NT can run on PPC machines as well as
the Alpha and x86) is a very bad move.
There's more to the argument than that, but I do agree that your
insight is a key one.
Kevin> ----------------------------------------------------------------
Kevin> Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com Stone House Systems, Inc.
Kevin> http://www.mcs.net/~shs/
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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