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Posted by Specs on 04/06/06 13:05
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:12395sltm8ek945@corp.supernews.com...
> "William Davis" wrote ...
> > New Wintel Macs to do Windows
> > Interesting language in the press release today. Breath being held all
> > around the world.
> > http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html
>
> This has the potential of being very bad news for Apple software.
> Even back when Apple was using the PPC chips, the number of
> software vendors offering Mac versions was seriously in decline.
>
> Now that IA Macs can be dual-booted to MSwin (or even
> run MSwin "adapters" within OSX) there will be even less
> incentive for your favorite application vendor to go to the
> trouble of developing a Mac version for the miniscule market.
>
> The only thing that might save Apple/Mac is availability of
> development tools that make it easier to make both a MSwin
> (90% market) and a MacOS (10% market) version of the same
> application. With Intel Architecture (IA) Macs, it might make
> it easier for application vendors to make dual-platform releases(?)
>
I don't think the 90/10 split follows for the creative industry. Macs
dominate Audio and publishing fields. There is a much closer slice of the
action for Macs in professional video, animation and DVD publishing too.
Hell they have a total shut out in the Yuppy Lifestyle product market!!!
:-).
Without OS X who would Microsoft get their ideas from? The 90% PC market
might just need OS X more than they know.
Microsoft does appear to be having its fair share of problems with Vista at
the moment which could open the door for Apple.
http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html
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