By Jo Best
Published: Tuesday 07 October 2008
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Tying Macs to OS X doesn't lock anything down. There is no need for every PC manufacturer to have the same OS. That's just Microsoft-think. Each manufacturer could have its own. The easy way would be to pair up with a Linux distro, as HP is contemplating.
Tying an OS to hardware doesn't lock anything down, as long as you don't pull the Microsoft trick of using proprietary protocols. OS X only uses standard protocols and formats.
One of the most ignorant pieces I have read about ...
Anonymous
No on all counts:
Handheld gaming console: it's...
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Tying Macs to OS X doesn't lock anything down. The...
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Agree that the iphone nano and games console ideas...
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With the Western worlds recession now starting to ...
Bagpuss
I liked the article. My bet is on a tablet or a ne...
George
I agree with the comments above, this article show...
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It’s an acronym - so it’s TARDIS.
Paul
I liked the article, but then that's because I hav...
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