The only reason I see for people not streaming to the Mac is it is somewhat proprietary and more expensive than the x86 counterpart.
That is similar to the problem Sun is having and the reason for this article. Sun hardware/software is much more expensive than a cluster of Linux x86 boxen. Sun does have advantages in certain areas though, redundancy, reliability, more CPUs per single system, etc.
There are situations where it is better to use Sun hardware. Many would argue that the Mac is generally a better machine than a similarly powered x86 machine. You'll pay more for it but typically it is more reliable, etc.
I don't know, just rambling out loud.... At any rate, check out <A HREF="http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/" TITLE="yellowdoglinux.com">YDL</a yellowdoglinux.com> if you are interested in running Linux on a Mac. I don't own a Mac personally so I don't know the game situation, in fact I haven't been into games for years so it's no an issue for me. I believe there is a smaller subset of games for OSX than there is for Win. I have run Linux at home exclusively for the last couple of years and my entire family (wife and kids) have been getting along perfectly. My kids go outside and play games, just like I had to do in the olden days.
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Posted by: Void Main on October 03, 2003 03:34 AMThat is similar to the problem Sun is having and the reason for this article. Sun hardware/software is much more expensive than a cluster of Linux x86 boxen. Sun does have advantages in certain areas though, redundancy, reliability, more CPUs per single system, etc.
There are situations where it is better to use Sun hardware. Many would argue that the Mac is generally a better machine than a similarly powered x86 machine. You'll pay more for it but typically it is more reliable, etc.
I don't know, just rambling out loud.... At any rate, check out <A HREF="http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/" TITLE="yellowdoglinux.com">YDL</a yellowdoglinux.com> if you are interested in running Linux on a Mac. I don't own a Mac personally so I don't know the game situation, in fact I haven't been into games for years so it's no an issue for me. I believe there is a smaller subset of games for OSX than there is for Win. I have run Linux at home exclusively for the last couple of years and my entire family (wife and kids) have been getting along perfectly. My kids go outside and play games, just like I had to do in the olden days.
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