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• The Mac OS's success stems from the fact that the hardware is so proprietary. It is known for being stable and reliable because the number of possible hardware configurations is limited. This makes the abstraction of the operating system immensely easier for both implementation and for support. This is what makes Apple's business model work. Windows' business model is based around providing generic support for as much hardware possible. Thus, Windows will always experience issues.
  
  Now, before you Mac fanboys get all huffy and upset because I claimed that Windows might actually have a legitimate claim in the computer world, remember that hardware always has limitations and bugs that even the best generic software can't cover up. The Windows operating system does a fantastic job of hiding all the ugly work that has to be done to make some of those P.O.S. machines out there work (and by some, I mean at least half of the machines out there...seriously...Dell STILL sells computers with bottleneck hardware in them - think Celeron = No Cache).
  
  Mac OS X has a viable business model that works BECAUSE their hardware is proprietary. I honestly don't think that Mac has the resources to handle the amount of work it would take to get the OS to work for nearly all the hardware out there, much less provide the support (as support is starting to become one of the biggest costs of major corporations). Such a thing would require some serious upscaling.
  
  PSYSTAR is filling that niche in. They are bringing that support and compatibility to a broader market. That's good business!
  
  I honestly am of the opinion that Mac feels seriously threatened...if PSYSTAR prevails, Mac will have to change their business model (meaning becoming more competitive) because they will actually have competition in their own niche.
  
  I like Mac...I don't want to see them fall (how am I going to get support for my products later on down the road if I need it?), but I'm excited that I may one day be able to afford to buy a Mac computer! In reply to: "Psystar countersues Apple on antitrust grounds"

  August 29, 2008

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