> 1. OS X must remain clearly superior in the user interface.
Hugh, I have run both Apple and PC's since before there was a Mac. How do you figure OSX is superior to Windows? Both platforms have their own unique problems but both will work.
> 2. OS X must make at least as efficient if not more efficient use > of hardware.
> 3. Apple/Intel machines must emulate G4 and G5 machines flawlessly > and blazing fast.
What is this hang up on speed ????. If you are into games then buy an X-box or Playstation. 95% of Mac users run office apps or internet software and would never notice the difference between 350 meg and 1 gig in processor speed. How many people drive the fastest car made? If they did how often do they need that speed? After a point all a faster processor does is allow software writers to write more complex and bloated programs. Example: OSX (Goodbye old loyal OS9 users, Apple dont need you anymore cause they have bled that horse dry and it is time for a fresh pony) OSX is about as bloated with useless features as software can get and its only reason for existance is to run the latest and greatest software designed just for OSX. I can not find ONE new feature that I just can not live without and none of my existing MAC software wont run on it. ( Windows XP will still run my old DOS programs) So ... you think I should go out and spend a few thousand dollars for software upgrades so my word prosseor, spread sheet, iLife, and Adobe software will run one tenth of a blink of my eye faster? Should I be singing praise to Apple and bad mouthing Windows for that? I think NOT.
> 4. Make OS X work on standard PC hardware.
Why ... what can Apple offer that PC's dont already have?
> 5. Make OS X able to run most Windows software as-is.
Again ... Why? There is already an abundance of operating systems and programs available for the PC. Who needs yet another PC operating system?
Seems to me Apple fanatics have a big hang up about "Intel" for some reason. Personally, I try to use the tool that best fits the job and ignore the label. I think far to many of Mac addicts are so wrapped up in finding fault with PC's and measuring processor speed to the last micro-second that you have lost touch with the common computer user and their needs. Sure I can find fault and write up a wish list, we all can, but in the real world the PC and Windows dominate home and business computing because it works ... most of the time ... and people are reluctant to give up something they are familiar with for something new.
