OS X and Linux on x86

[Ryan Nix]

They already are.  The iPod is the only thing that is experiencing 
strong sales right now.

Microsoft can't overtly crush them either now that they got the deal of 
a lifetime from the DOJ.

Rick Thomas wrote:

>Sorry, it's reality check time...
>
>Microsoft would squash them like a bug if they tried anything like that.
> 8-(
>
>Rick
>
>Ryan Nix wrote:
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>>On the contrary, J.T.  If you build it, and there is demand, which there
>>is, people will buy it.
>>
>>Have you ever run Codeweavers or Transgaming X on Linux x86?  It's
>>awesome.  Both offerings have come a long way in 2 years.  Native
>>Windows applications from Office XP to Jedi Knight both run extremely
>>well even though they were written for Windows.  If Apple put some
>>resources behind Wine, they could have HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of  Windows
>>applications running on OS X right out of the box.
>>
>>Secondly, why wouldn't Adobe recompile all their apps to x86 if there
>>was demand?  Wouldn't be any work at all, especially if you did direct
>>purchase/distribution over the web.
>>
>>t
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