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I'm going to make a prediction right now...I have no facts or figures I can point to, just my gut (which hasn't been an awfully bad predictor in my life so far ) --
I'm going to make the prediction that the major change that Apple will justify moving from "Mac OS X" to "Mac OS XI" -- because, remember, they can keep Mac OS 10 forever (10.9, 10.10, 10.11, etc) -- will be official support (if not directly) for installation of standard PC hardware.
My guess is that the announcement would be combined with licensing deals with companies like Dell, HP, etc.
Frankly I think Apple has probably already crossed the tipping point where they could continue selling computers solely on aesthetics and cost-to-performance (Apple Laptops constantly rate very high, etc.)
Looking at the changes from Mac OS 10.4 to 10.9, it just seems to me (I'm happy to admit I am *not* a programmer, so my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it ) that the Mac OS is becoming more and more "commodity" and less and less Apple Hardware centric. Said another way, for the class and showiness of Apple Machines -- which are second to none in my humble opinion -- and the class and showiness of Mac OS X (compared to Windows I mean), it just seems as though Mac OS X is becoming more and more seamless and that it is requiring less and less work (save for drivers) to install it on non-Apple Hardware.
To be honest, I've thought this ever since investigating DSDT files. It's 100% possible *right now* (legal blocks not withstanding and a custom bootloader) for a Motherboard Manufacture to support Mac OS X seamlessly with a customer-written DSDT file (which would be very easy for any motherboard manufacture looking to devote a tiny modicum of time to create).
I could easily see Apple taking advantage of their online-centered shipping strategy (speaking to the App Store) to direct people to custom, UniBeast-like programs provided in an official framework from Apple that would allow a downloaded copy of Mac OS X Mavericks (for example) to be written to a USB stick with the custom motherboard manufacture provided DSDT files and official Mac OS X drivers preinstalled.
Now compare that to installing even Windows 8 on commodity hardware. Sure lots of motherboards work right out of the box, but how many can provide you with an official, "custom built" version of Windows for *your* *specific* *board*?
I'm not talking about pre-built PCs (where Windows is pre-installed, etc.), I'm talking about how many Motherboard Manufactures actually give you the option of purchasing a *custom* *crafted* copy of Windows specifically tuned for *your* motherboard when you buy it?
I'm going to make the prediction that the major change that Apple will justify moving from "Mac OS X" to "Mac OS XI" -- because, remember, they can keep Mac OS 10 forever (10.9, 10.10, 10.11, etc) -- will be official support (if not directly) for installation of standard PC hardware.
My guess is that the announcement would be combined with licensing deals with companies like Dell, HP, etc.
Frankly I think Apple has probably already crossed the tipping point where they could continue selling computers solely on aesthetics and cost-to-performance (Apple Laptops constantly rate very high, etc.)
Looking at the changes from Mac OS 10.4 to 10.9, it just seems to me (I'm happy to admit I am *not* a programmer, so my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it ) that the Mac OS is becoming more and more "commodity" and less and less Apple Hardware centric. Said another way, for the class and showiness of Apple Machines -- which are second to none in my humble opinion -- and the class and showiness of Mac OS X (compared to Windows I mean), it just seems as though Mac OS X is becoming more and more seamless and that it is requiring less and less work (save for drivers) to install it on non-Apple Hardware.
To be honest, I've thought this ever since investigating DSDT files. It's 100% possible *right now* (legal blocks not withstanding and a custom bootloader) for a Motherboard Manufacture to support Mac OS X seamlessly with a customer-written DSDT file (which would be very easy for any motherboard manufacture looking to devote a tiny modicum of time to create).
I could easily see Apple taking advantage of their online-centered shipping strategy (speaking to the App Store) to direct people to custom, UniBeast-like programs provided in an official framework from Apple that would allow a downloaded copy of Mac OS X Mavericks (for example) to be written to a USB stick with the custom motherboard manufacture provided DSDT files and official Mac OS X drivers preinstalled.
Now compare that to installing even Windows 8 on commodity hardware. Sure lots of motherboards work right out of the box, but how many can provide you with an official, "custom built" version of Windows for *your* *specific* *board*?
I'm not talking about pre-built PCs (where Windows is pre-installed, etc.), I'm talking about how many Motherboard Manufactures actually give you the option of purchasing a *custom* *crafted* copy of Windows specifically tuned for *your* motherboard when you buy it?