A Little on Apple

I have heard many people complain about not being able to use the Mac OS on other machines that have similar hardware. Even claims that these things make them a monopoly of their own, and that they may be subject to antitrust cases similar to those brought against Microsoft.

I say this is faulty logic. You can get the Mac OS installed on other machines that have similar hardware architecture, it just isn't supported. Apple isn't going to help you fix something if you break it in this case. They don't spend the time in training learning to make their software work on every other available hardware.

And, look at other companies. There's no faulting Sony for not letting you install their Playstation3 OS on another machine with similar hardware. Or, Microsoft or Nintendo for the same thing about the Xbox360 and the Wii.

The Mac OS is just supported on Apple hardware so they can be sure they are fully available to support them together because they know them both inside and out.

The Point Blank Critic