Before you Dual Boot – MS, OEMs and Linux

Re:Before you Dual Boot – MS, OEMs and Linux by rjbwork on Sunday March 16, 2014 @10:53AM (#7409591)

Except that OSX does run on PC's. The architectures are identical now. My MacBook Pro can run windows natively because it is an x86/x64 architecture from the ground up.

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Re:Before you Dual Boot – MS, OEMs and Linux by pritambaral on Sunday March 16, 2014 @11:01AM (#7409634)

I am aware of the architecture of Mac hardware. But OS X doesn't have driver (thus hardware) support for all (or even a large range of) hardware that conform to the architecture. Apple develops (espcially when it comes to optimizations) OS X expressly for it's own selection of (as opposed to general purpose) hardware. Apple also goes so far as to actively try to prevent OS X running on non-Mac hardware[0]. Contrast this with Linux, *BSDs that are developed on and for a wide range of (and general purpose) hardware.

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93Intel_architectur...

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Re:Before you Dual Boot – MS, OEMs and Linux by codelap on Sunday March 16, 2014 @12:15PM (#7409960)

If there wasn't a legal constraint, then hardware manufacturers and the community would make those drivers.

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Re:Before you Dual Boot – MS, OEMs and Linux by pfraze on Sunday March 16, 2014 @10:58AM (#7409617)

Yeah, it's called the Hackintosh

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