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It isn't my burden to show that IBM couldn't find alternative OSes.

Yes it is.

Look, you lied.

Nope. What I just found wasn't as favorable to Classic as the one I was originally referring to (that was run on a 512MB box, kicking the VM performance advantage more). To paraphrase, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and benchmarks.

don't encompass the impact of running both Classic and standard OS X applications simultaneously.

Running multiple apps hurts the performance of any one app? Wow Bush, what a new concept!

In other words, contrary to your opinion earlier, the Mac as it currently exists ain't the "best platform"

I guess you're now talking about the hardware it sits on instead of the OS. Make up your mind. Current PPC chips are definitely good enough into the near future (and upgrades are planned before the MacTels hit), but they don't have a long-term future.

The advantage of having multiple suppliers (Intel and AMD) is that competition can reign; in other words, it brings out the best.

Gotta love it. We win in the end, no matter what platform we're on.

Yes it is.

Let me remind you. You were the one that argued that IBM was bargaining with MS from a position of strength because it could have found alternate suppliers. To my knowledge, only CP/M and QDOS (which MS bought) were available -- and Gary Kildall et al refused to work with IBM. So, since you were the one that argued that alternatives could be found, I'm just asking you to prove your original contention. Get it? It's not that difficult a concept to grasp.

Running multiple apps hurts the performance of any one app? Wow Bush, what a new concept!

Not just multiple apps -- running emulation simulateously with standard native apps. You were arguing that the benefits of emulation outweighed any potential costs. But, as I pointed out in my original post, there is no free luch. Performance concerns pose serious problems. Clearly, you haven't thought this through.

guess you're now talking about the hardware it sits on instead of the OS. Make up your mind. Current PPC chips are definitely good enough into the near future (and upgrades are planned before the MacTels hit), but they don't have a long-term future.

So, if you're an Army purchaser, you would not be making the "best" choice by going Mac; in fact, from a support and maintenance standpoint, it would be a bad decision.

Gotta love it. We win in the end, no matter what platform we're on.

You only get to win if you attract customers. So far, you are in a niche and there's no evidence that you'll climb out.