![]() ![]() No, wait, Apple never officially supported those (if they had existed), and Dell didn't tell people they would ship PPC drivers with Xeons, so no one was surprised. Same when Dell stopped shipping PPC drivers with their Xeon servers. ![]() I remember with Apple stopped shipping drivers VESA Local Bus sound cards and the internet went NUTS. Why maintain support for something you don't use and is probably causing you some financial harm. Is anyone surprised? In fact, since hackintoshes are almost certainly eating into Apple's hardware sales (maybe not by much, but they must), this is an obvious thing to do. "Apple stops supporting something it never supported". That raises the question - shouldn't ADM make soybeans that taste like root beer? Today ADM said it will no longer sell soybeans to people with the letter 'R' in their name. I'm not saying it isn't possible that Apple would benefit from opening up their software, but it's far from being certain. There is also some level of positive feedback - unique hardware makes the software appear higher quality, which makes the hardware seem more unique etc - and some of the major selling points depend on hardware-software integration. Without OS X, a Macbook is just another expensive laptop. They do this by creating products that appear relatively unique and are functionally different from competitors' equivalents thanks to unique software, design and minor features (such as battery life on their laptops). Apple doesn't want to enter a race to the bottom - they make plenty of money through brands that are seen as higher quality.ģ) Why? It gives them higher margins and it's unclear whether the market share increase would offset that.Ĥ) Apple is so profitable because they have created their own "premium computer" market that is far larger than anything held by Alienware or Dell's Adamo. ![]() One MacBook purchaser could well bring more profit than 5-mac-netbook purchasers. OEM licensing could potentially be more profitable, but I'm unconvinced that the market for OS X is much bigger than the market for Macs - users, particularly businesses, are often held back by software requirements rather than by the price premium.Ģ) Apple likes dictating what hardware you purchase - cheaper, more standard tower blocks don't fit with its image as being refined and premium, and the netbook market has far lower margins than they currently reap on MacBooks. While I do think the consumer would benefit from a more open OS X licensing model, I'm not sure Apple would benefit:ġ) If Apple enters an all software market, they lose a major selling point of their hardware and enter an area with more competition and a lower barrier to entry (see: Linux). The update is available via Software update in Mac OS X 10.6.0 or higher and alternatively can be downloaded from the Apple support site.Ĭlick here to download the security update from the official Apple site or download it via Software Update.You seem to have quite an optimistic view on the benefits of software licensing. The 473MB update also disables support for Intel Atom processor which means that hackint0sh on netbooks will not work, reported OSXDaily. The Mac OS X 10.6.2 update fixes the Guest Account bug would delete user data when the user logged in and out of the same account.Īpple's new security update is the sixth so far from the company this year, and the second that included patches for Snow Leopard which was launched in August.Īpple said the new Mac OS X 10.6.2 brings general operating system fixes including a number of core Apple applications which include iWork, Ilife, Aperture and Final Cut Studio and QuickTime media player. Apple released on Tuesday a Mac OS X 10.6.2 update which fixes 58 bugs including a bug which has been deleting user data from their Macs. ![]()
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