Excuse me while I geek out for a minute here. First, check the CNET article on this subject.
Now, think practically.
- Would an Apple fan, such as I, really want this? Not really relevant, I guess. And I don’t really care all that much. While I use Windows at work, I do prefer the look and feel of OS X (the Mac operating system, in case you don’t know).
- Would it increase Apple’s overall market share? That’s not really all that important to me.
- Would OS X run on any Intel-based machine, or just Apple-branded hardware? A pain in the butt option, but probably not out of the question.
- If OS X could run on any Intel-based machine, would this increase the chance of viruses on OS X? While I know that viruses generally target operating systems, and not the specific processor, it would not be inconceivable for a virus to be developed that jumps from Windows to Mac on the same machine. And don’t think for a minute that people won’t be trying to natively run both OS’es on the same box.