mr2andy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Just thought I'd share this with all of my dear fellows here in the forum. I was reading "a" magazine and one of the article was talking about installing window vista on iMacs... The author talks... and talks... and talks all the good thing about OSX while comparing OSX and Windows vista... At the end of the article.. he basically said... "Look, how great iMac hardware is, that you can easily install Microsoft Windows on; on the other hand, not all the PC can handle OSX." Well, maybe... Windows is better written which will accept wider range of hardware and OSX isn't? So guys.. what's your thought? Cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority One Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I was always under the impression that OSX was intentionally written so it would only recognise Apple hardware? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-535790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Priority One is right. OS X is not meant to run on PCs. Apple doesn't want it to. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-535802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaled_acmilan Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yes apple doesn't want run osx on any computer except apple computer to save it's quality (OSX and Hardware). so,you can try osx on your pc and if you see this OS is good for you buy any apple computer you need. thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-536025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactwister Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Duno about windows being better written, but i do have to agree on the fact that they have a harder job cause the win os has to work for many type os systems. were as Mac OS just has to write it for their systems which they know exactly all about, and know what resources they have available. BUT thats why Mac OS is better system, and if you take it to pc or if apple adapt it will destroy a bit that quality. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-563833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
socal swimmer Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 thats a pretty dumb statement coming from that author. PCs suck because you can't install OS X on them? lol thats the programmers "fault". But I do think OS X is better written. 30 years of open source vs a completely new kernel written by Microsoft.... I pick open source. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-564048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I bet OS X could easily be re-programmed to accept a wide range of hardware as Windows does but the point is that Apple doesn't want that. See, Microsoft is a software company. They do make hardware (mice, keyboards, GPS, etc.) but they do not manufacture computers like Apple does. Microsoft just provides the operating system and the big name manfacturers (Dell, HP, etc.) provide the hardware. But, if MS did have their own PC line from the beginning, they too would have Windows only compatible with their computers. But then no PC manufacturers like Dell would exist. It would only be MS or Apple. But wait, maybe MS or even Apple wouldn't exist if MS didn't license their OS to the PC manufacturers. Ah...nothing better to tangle your brain than thinking about what would happen to the world if MS didn't do what they did Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-564066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
borisbadenov Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 it is illogical to say that one OS is better than another based on a wide range of hardware support. (Linux anyone?) All it means is Microsoft can handle a wider array of hardware; it is more like being a jack of all trade and a master of none. Has the author of the article never had a hardware/software conflict with a computer part or upgrade? Apple does have a smaller hardware compatibility list, mainly only the hardware they build. Why would they make their OS work on hardware that they don't build/support? Does Ford make parts for a Chevy? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-591529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Come on!!! Mac OS X is written to run on Apple Hardware, that is one of the reasons that make the difference. Ho also forgot to mention that some of the DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS to make it run on APPLE HARDWARE were written BY APPLE!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75785-what-do-you-think/#findComment-596055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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