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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

I like the competition from Apple and Linux. I will never buy an Apple computer but will install OS X on a Wintel box sometime in the future when others smarter than I have ironed out the kinks and done the hacks


2 posted on 11/17/2005 2:19:53 PM PST by dennisw (You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you - Bob Dylan)
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To: dennisw

Why don't you just buy a mac if you support their products?


4 posted on 11/17/2005 5:52:13 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. Apple's own numbers are hard to argue with.)
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To: dennisw
..."but will install OS X on a Wintel box sometime in the future when others smarter than I have ironed out the kinks and done the hacks"

So the real question here is if you (and likely many others) will just pirate OS X off of BitTorrent or will you buy it?
15 posted on 11/18/2005 5:36:31 AM PST by opticks
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To: dennisw

Apple views itself as a HARDWARE company first, so I doubt you'll be able to (easily, without a hacked version) install OSX on a non-apple machine...

Besides, the new machines will be comparably priced, why not enjoy the full experience?

A great UI AND beautiful industrial design...


18 posted on 11/18/2005 10:28:24 AM PST by Barney59 (I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.)
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To: dennisw
I will never buy an Apple computer but will install OS X on a Wintel box sometime in the future...

No, you won't. Not possible. But you can install Windows on a Mac: at least, Apple isn't going to block that ability.
21 posted on 11/19/2005 12:11:13 AM PST by Terpfen (Libby should hire Phoenix Wright.)
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