04-06-2006, 01:33 AM
Harbourmaster Wrote:
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> If I don't already own a $150 copy of WinXP (and
> have it installed on my brand new IntelliMac) and
> a software maker told me to "just buy our Windows
> version to run on you Mac" I would tell them to
> F-off!
>
>
> Plus if this means that more folks buy Macs then
> as the market share grows there is more incentive
> for the developers to do a "Mac" version of there
> software. Sales numbers won't be able to show
> what OS is running on the hardware just how many
> there are!
>
> --
> Aloha, Ken
>
>
A. WinXP doesn't necessarily cost $150. You can get OEM versions on the cheap and there's already speculation that Apple might bundle WinXP with upcoming systems in order to tempt Windows users to buy the hardware.
B. As for developers telling you what to buy...well, Apple already does that to a certain extent.
C. People buying Macs that can run WinXP will use them to run their WinXP apps...as you said before, they won't take kindly to developers telling them what to buy.
I'm worried that there will be little to no incentive for Mac developers to continue to develop for the platform when they now have a potentially huge platform that they can go after. They can advertise themselves as, "We were good enough for the Mac platform, think of how good we can be for you Windows users!"
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> If I don't already own a $150 copy of WinXP (and
> have it installed on my brand new IntelliMac) and
> a software maker told me to "just buy our Windows
> version to run on you Mac" I would tell them to
> F-off!
>
>
> Plus if this means that more folks buy Macs then
> as the market share grows there is more incentive
> for the developers to do a "Mac" version of there
> software. Sales numbers won't be able to show
> what OS is running on the hardware just how many
> there are!
>
> --
> Aloha, Ken
>
>
A. WinXP doesn't necessarily cost $150. You can get OEM versions on the cheap and there's already speculation that Apple might bundle WinXP with upcoming systems in order to tempt Windows users to buy the hardware.
B. As for developers telling you what to buy...well, Apple already does that to a certain extent.
C. People buying Macs that can run WinXP will use them to run their WinXP apps...as you said before, they won't take kindly to developers telling them what to buy.
I'm worried that there will be little to no incentive for Mac developers to continue to develop for the platform when they now have a potentially huge platform that they can go after. They can advertise themselves as, "We were good enough for the Mac platform, think of how good we can be for you Windows users!"