MMC - the Microsoft death blow for non-Enterprise markets
MMC, "Mostly Macintosh Compatible", the equivalent for OS/X of WINE for Windows, doesn't yet exist, that I'm aware of. This comes from a personal need: on my Intel linux systems, I'd like to be able to load and run the Mac software out there, especially for things like printer drivers. Why would MMC be a Microsoft killer? And why only for non-Enterprise markets? What's needed to build MMC for Linux? What might Apple have to say? The average "Joe User" who's price sensitive, will want to buy a commodity Intel PC, more commonly a laptop or netbook these days. If they weren't price sensitive, they would buy an Apple product and this discussion is moot. Enterprises have a very different cost-structure and set of concerns. Anyone who's locked into Microsoft will first consider moving to Apple products, not Linux. Only organisations who need a "poverty pack" solution will consider Linux+MMC. By their nature, they are difficult custo...