Comments on: Will Apple Macintosh Adopt Windows?

By: JOJO

JOJO — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:33:44 +0000

i love that apple will be using windows it is so much easier and plus u will have all the advantages of an apple yet u won’t have to having the complication of learning how to use the mac. luv u all (wink) xoxox

By: Ed Noepel

Ed Noepel — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:58:06 +0000

I’m starting to be convinced the answer may be “yes”. This article on Gearlog claims they’ve joined BAPCo, a windows performance testing consortium. This comes a day after the Financial Times reported that Avadis Tevanian, godfather of OSX, is leaving Apple.

Scary.

By: Mark Jones

Mark Jones — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:50:40 +0000

Being an old Commodore Amiga fanatic until the late 90’s, I can understand and sypathize with the Mac zealots’ feelings on what they must see as a diminishment of their favorite computing platform. I remember many Amiga zealots taking a similar view of the Mac, a platform viewed by them as having a vastly inferior GUI and OS. I often touted the capabilities of the Amiga over any other Platform to anyone who had any initerest in computing, but alas, still drooled over the things the PC could do based on it’s ever-increasing software and hardware support. In the end, Commodore folded, and left its fanatical supporters crying about it. Eventually, I had to but a new computer, and though many ex-Amigans claimed the Mac was the logical choice, I looked at the numbers (cost and vendor support) of both PC and Mac platforms, and it was no contest. I may have been considered by many as having sold my soul to the devil, but in the end, it may just be that I made the most intelligent choice. Anyway, whose to say WHAT a computer will really be in the future? I once felt burned by the fact the inferior VHS platform won out over the Superior Betamax. Since DVDs, who cares?

By: Darrell J - Orange Co., CA

Darrell J - Orange Co., CA — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 16:34:22 +0000

John,
I think you are on something with the Adobe move to hold back on OS X to Intel conversions, but I think it has to do with a Windows runtime compatiblity layer for OS X. I think Microsoft may be involved in actually helping Apple having Win32 (and perhaps Win64) apps run on OSX. Apple will probably make this a separate product, due to the probablity that Microsoft will want license fees. This will also help Micro$oft develop a Linux version since the code will be for Unix like OSs.

By: Snaggy

Snaggy — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:49:38 +0000

Glad you liked the comic John, just wish you’d link to our page rather than directly to the gif. :-/

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/789.html

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:59:43 +0000

Hey John,
I am 15 years old, and just wanted to let you know that i love to read about what you have to say about technology.

I think that there is some truth behind Apple switching to Windows, and another small piece of evidence is on the iPod’s, “About” menu, the “Operating System” info. When the ipod is hooked up to a mac, the OS is not shown. This could shows that Apple is not including this information, becuase all iPods might be hooked up to the same operating system!

Kepp up the good work!
Alex

By: Anant

Anant — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 03:34:08 +0000

John
I hate the theory, think it sux and hope it never happens… but I love the cartoon and love hearing your take. At the end of the day what counts is you made me think about something I would never have thought about on my own! Keep it up!! One of the (many) highlights of my TWIT listening experience is to listen for your “pot-stirring” comments

By: C. Zeller

C. Zeller — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:25:56 +0000

I agree with John’s points in some ways, but not in point blank. I believe that the Intel switch will allow for developers to create software for both OS X/Windows more easily and affordibly. However, don’t most switchers switch because they are fed up with the crap that Microsoft releases? I can understand wanting to run some Windows program at times, I always want to boot up my PC products on my PowerBook. But I don’t think that ANYONE would rather run XP/Vista on a Mac Book Pro than OS X 10.4/10.5. When Vista comes out, there will definatly be a hack so you can replace OS X with it, John, but the rest of us will stick with OS X. I think most Mac users have at least one PC lying around for those mondane tasks anyway. I must admit, though, you make a great point. Just face facts, Steve will NEVER abandon Mac OS X., and neither wil the Mac community.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:04:34 +0000

” linux for servers, Windows for games, Macs for everything else”

Each has its uses, and this is pretty fair assessment of what they are…

By: Heymac

Heymac — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:42:24 +0000

John, I am an Applamic Maclim. We are a peaceful religious group who believes that DOS was the son of Chip and that DOS died to save all users from everlasting hell. We also believe that the profit of Apple, OSX, will lead us from Winsins, the obscene profit of Microsoft and the purveyor of viruses, worms and the bluescreen plague.
Although it is blasphemous to suggest that OSX will succumb to Winsins, Maclims aurond the world do not agree openly with the verbal attacks of Applamic extremeists. We prefer to object peacefully and not lose our heads. As is our duty to Chip, many more Maclims will be born into Maclim subjugation. Once a Maclim, always a Maclim. Salvation will eventually be ours.

Macammad I’mscari

By: AB CD

AB CD — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:39:42 +0000

My impression is that people found the Palm OS better and the primary selling point, yet they dropped it for Windows Mobile in the new Treo 700.

By: Zuke

Zuke — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:32:54 +0000

Oh my God. What was that you were saying about long-winded diatribes…? Sheesh!

This reminds me of the constant debate between Playstation2 and Xbox fanboys. It amazes me that people get so personally tied up in this like it’s some kind of war. Ranting, flinging insults, long-winded diatribes, etc.

By: Me

Me — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:20:34 +0000

MacHeads are cultists. A large part of the cult is driven by an insane and irrational hatred of Bill gates. If Microsoft bought Apple and didn’t change a thing – even leaving Jobs in charge with complete freedom to do as he wished half of them would still never buy another Mac simply because they cannot stand the thought of Gates making money off them.

The flaming is far beyond simply which OS is better. Also, as someone else noted in the article discussion, the flamers used to open their battle cry with “Intel Sucks”. Now Macs run on Intel and suddenly Intel doesn’t suck any more… How can that be?

By: Alberto

Alberto — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:06:02 +0000

It makes sense.

Great theory John. This MAC-fanatics are nuts. It seems to me that their MAC affiliation is more like a religion.
I think that OS-X is far superior that Windows, but the FACT is that Windows dominates the market. If MAC wants to MAKE money, this Idea makes sense. Most people haven’t realized that in the corporate world, is all about the money.

By: mike bouchard

mike bouchard — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:24:42 +0000

I have a wild theory that both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have grown up to a point where they actually COULD work together to create the ultimate computing systems and devices.

Bill cares enough to give away billions and Steve survived cancer with a new outlook on life. Maybe Steve called up Bill and said “Listen Bill, isn’t it silly for us to keep this up? Let’s get together and combine our super powers to build one super system.”