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Re: [exs] Some reasons why Steve Jobs bought Emagic

2002-07-11 by Bill Canty

Paul Nicholls wrote:
> 
> I think it is very unlikely that Apple will be put in a position of being
> completely outclassed by WinTel machines. The reason is simply that OS X is
> processor independent. If Motorola do not solve their problems then Apple
> will simply switch CPUs. Steve Jobs has been adamant about this throughout
> OS X development. Dependence on one company will kill Apple. Again, an OS
> advantage is the only thing that will keep Apple alive so it will be
> interesting to see what they create in that regard.

Yeah, OS X for PCs would certainly change the situation! :-)

It'd be like what many of us were hoping for with BeOS: Mac reliability
(?) and ease of use on inexpensive hardware. =8-)

BTW, Paul, do you happen to know where I could read about Jobs'
processor-independent stance?

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