tech industry
06/14/2005, 4:55pm, EDT
Tuesday, June 14th
Apple may use Trusted Platform Module/LaGrande
Apple may use Intel's Trusted Platform Module or "LaGrande" technology to restrict Mac OS X for Intel to Macs, according to Gartner. "Apple clearly does not plan to try to compete against Windows, which — though it will run on Intel-based Macintoshes — will not be supported by Apple, the firm said in a report last week. "Nonetheless, many design-conscious Windows users may be willing to pay premium prices for Apple hardware. Apple/Intel compatibility also raises the possibility of virtualization technologies that enable a machine to run both OS X and Windows." The firm said that in the longer term, Apple could change its strategy, provided it "sees a market opportunity for its OS on the broader x86 platform." Ars Technica provides some analysis of the situation: "So, will Apple use LaGrande to tie OS X to the Macintosh? That depends on one whether or not Apple is really serious about locking OS X to Apple machines alone. And the answer to that question depends on how Apple envisions 'the Macintosh' as a platform in the post-PC, post-PowerPC era."
"As is has often been pointed out both here and elsewhere, the dirty little secret of Microsoft's success is that, prior to MS's relatively recent crackdown on unauthorized usage, most of the installations of Windows and Office have historically have been illegitimate in some way or another (e.g. pirated copies, accidental "piracy," bogus serial numbers used with legit copies, and so forth)."
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And this is 'clear' where? What'd I miss?
Everyday catalogs would arrive of these cheap, ultra awesome mac clones that everyone was foaming at the mouth to get at. These clone makers would never hesitate to put the best tech in these cheap, generic boxes for very cheap prices.
Then the catalog would arrive with official mac hardware, and it seemed like quite the premium for a well-designed case. In fact, the apple tech seemed always lagging behind the clones in every respect except for the case design.
It was getting to the point where why would most people purchase a mac box unless money was not a problem -- a very small portion of the consumer base.
Luckily for Apple, sjobs ditched the clone business.
Apple would go from hundreds of millions to hundres of BILLIONS. If nothing else, the EU is ready for Apple on mainstream machines.
What Mac morons don't get is Microsoft! Have you seen this little-known "software" company? They make hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars where Apple struggles to make a few Billion after great sales of hardware. Microsoft LOVES this stupid thinking. "Keep thinking stupid, we'll sell more!"
The clones ruined the PC industry.
Yes, but you need people to buy your software. Without that, then you've thrown away your hardware sales and gained nothing.
MS makes their money on Office (tons of it). They're doing better with Windows then before, because they changed their licensing costs/schemes. They lose money on most of their software.
When clones came out, no one new came to the platform. Releasing OS X for all PCs only works if you can be guaranteed that you can generate the sales to cover the hardware losses (and hardware makes up a good bit of money on their revenues now). And I'm not talking all you who seem to think everyone's going to flock to OS X to get away from Windows and malware/spyware/etc. But who are these fictional people, and how come they're not doing it now???