Genius stealth marketing in Hell
So I’m still on the topic of the Mac switch to Intel, and I came across this very interesting article today:
The Shape of Days: Mac OS X on Intel: Try before you buy?
In summary:
- Apple sends out developer kits for OS X on Intel with Pentium processors and hence an Intel-based version of OS X that isn’t locked to Apple-Intel chips yet
- Once they get their hands on it, pirate kiddies will put OS X86 up for distribution on BitTorrent in, like, two seconds
- This version, being for development use only, will probably be unupgradable but will run all iLife apps natively (assuming they’ve been ported to x86) and other programs in emulation (Rosetta software)
- Anyone curious about OS X and who knows how to download-and-install an OS gets a taste and (obviously) never wants to look back
- When the actual machines come out: Ka-ching!$$!!$!$!
Interesting. It might just work, too.