I just wanted to say that I am far more wedded to the Macintosh operating system than to the “Mac” itself. A computer is a computer is a computer, and I really don’t need a trackpad that can perform different actions depending upon how I “gesture” on it. That said, I think that the Hackintosh (term, not proper name) generically speaking is the way of the future. As pretty and feature-laden as my MacBook Pro is, I would be willing to swap that in a desktop for expandability for less than the average retail price for an expandable machine from Apple.
The only problem? Apple may not have grown yet to the point where they can afford to let their software onto white boxes. Remember, in addition to being a competitor to Microsoft in the operating system market, they are also a computer manufacturer themselves – something Gates’ wretched hive doesn’t do to much of as a general rule. As such, if Apple were to sell their software as installable on any machine without discrimination, then they would be cannibalizing their hardware business. At least in theory. My personal opinion is that they could probably remain profitable from revenue streams other than their computer line, and still sell an open version of their operating system. Which incidentally would truly threaten Microsoft, so I’m all about it. Sure, the Jobsians need to do something about that bloody lack of right mouse button functionality, but it’s not that much of a problem, all things considered.
The only thing I have to ask myself is, will I be able to budget a “poor man’s Mac” into my life before Apple does something…typical. We’ll just have to see.
Also, for those of you who think that only liberal assholes own Macs…wrong. In your face, Mac haters. Oh, and in your face, asshole liberal Macheads.
Edit: The plot seems to be perpetually thickening. I’m not questioning whether it would really be a principled decision to get one of these things. It’s sad, in a way, but DIY may end up being the way to go as always.
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