Comments on: XP SP3 Release Notes Reference “Apple computers”

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

@Adrock: Apple makes their money on Hardware, not Software. The moment they allow their wonderful software to run on other hardware, they lose the main incentive for people to buy their hardware as well. They would not remain profitable for long in that environment (other than iPod and iPhone sales of course).

Apple hardware is very competitive price-wise these days. I imagine by "affordable" you mean a bargain-basement Intel box, and yes, Apple does NOT play in that very low-end space. But if you compare Apple with any of the name-brand PCs, with the exact same specs and features, you will find them to be very price competitive these days. And you get much better overall "engineering and style" to boot!

@Kyle: I sure hope MS "fixes" this issue the right way before SP3 is released. It would suck if all Mac users would have to make this registry hack. I myself have at least 7 WinXP VMs right now that would have to be updated. Not a huge deal, but not user friendly either.

By: Kyle Hayes

Kyle Hayes — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

@Troy – Agreeably it is a strange workaround, I’m sure they will have it fixed by then. Ok, maybe I am not that sure, but let’s hope they do.

By: Adrock

Adrock — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Actually, it shows the stark contrast in policies between Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft is helping people use their software regardless of who they bought their hardware from. It would be great to get the same sort of consideration and support from Apple to run OSX in a virtual environment (or affordable alternative hardware). +1 for M$.

By: Kyle Hayes

Kyle Hayes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I disagree. I think one of the strengths of Apple’s strategy to only allow its operating system to run on it’s hardware is a strength. There is no worry of what will work on what machine. They know what machines their software will run on because they built them.

And also, a correction, OS X Server does allow for use in a virtual environment now.