[lbo-talk] Windows question

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Nov 8 09:11:20 PST 2007


On Nov 8, 2007, at 11:49 AM, ravi wrote:


> Re: Intel Macs. Yes they are faster because of the CPU, but as someone
> pointed out its also because these are newer dual-core chips, with a
> faster bus, etc, etc. Its not an entirely fair comparison.

It is for the user. They cost the same, they're made a year apart, but the Intels are many times faster than the PPCs.


> its generally cheaper because (AFAIK) its tied to a system
> i.e., as per the Windows license you cannot just willy-nilly buy an
> OEM copy and install it on any system.

Hmm, I installed an OEM version of XP on a MacBook just fine. And it's not like MSFT makes Apple-specific versions, is it?



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