04-09-2006, 08:05 AM
"I'm not a programmer, but with all the virtualization and dual booting that is going around it seems that some technique to run Windows apps at or nearly at native speed within OS X can't be far off. "
Apple's Bootcamp announcement overshadowed the Parallels Workstation 2.1 beta, which is a virtualization package for Intel-based Macs:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
In many ways, I think this will be bigger for corporate/enterprise users than Bootcamp. Of course VMware will enter this market and, eventually, Microsoft will get their VirtualPC act together.
I don't think Apple is going to sell Mac OS X "a la carte" any time soon, but they do have that card to play whenever they think the time is right. I think if they ever do this, it will be their "finishing move" when they have Windows on the ropes. I'm not holding my breath, though...
I think sscutchen is on the right track (point #3 is especially pertinent). However, it doesn't seem that Adobe is in process of stopping Mac development at all: if the rumors are true, they are actually in the process of bringing Premiere back to the Mac, in addition to releasing Mac OS X versions of Encore and Audition for the first time.
Apple's Bootcamp announcement overshadowed the Parallels Workstation 2.1 beta, which is a virtualization package for Intel-based Macs:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
In many ways, I think this will be bigger for corporate/enterprise users than Bootcamp. Of course VMware will enter this market and, eventually, Microsoft will get their VirtualPC act together.
I don't think Apple is going to sell Mac OS X "a la carte" any time soon, but they do have that card to play whenever they think the time is right. I think if they ever do this, it will be their "finishing move" when they have Windows on the ropes. I'm not holding my breath, though...
I think sscutchen is on the right track (point #3 is especially pertinent). However, it doesn't seem that Adobe is in process of stopping Mac development at all: if the rumors are true, they are actually in the process of bringing Premiere back to the Mac, in addition to releasing Mac OS X versions of Encore and Audition for the first time.