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Apple could even become a real contender in the OS arena (taking market share from Mi-
crosoft) if the company would only sell its OS in an unlocked version that would run on
non-Apple PCs. Unfortunately for now, even though Apple's OS X operating system is
designed to run on PC hardware, it is coded to check for a security chip found only on
Apple motherboards. There are ways to work around the check (see
OSx86project.org
),
but Apple does not support them.
Apple's shift to a PC-based architecture is one more indication of just how popular the
PC has become. After 30 years the PC continues to thrive and prosper. With far-reaching
industry support and an architecture that is continuously evolving, I would say it is a safe
bet that PC-compatible systems will continue to dominate the personal computer market-
place for the foreseeable future.
