Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 30th Apr 2005 08:48 UTC
Bernd Korz, yellowTAB's CEO, was over here tonight and we had a little talk about the progress of the yellowTAB business and the upcoming Zeta 1.0 (screenshots included).
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If you read the FAQ, you would know:
http://yellowtab.com/support/faqs/show.php?id=12
Personally, if I were to make a new commercial OS, I wouldn't consider the PowerPC either. Double that sentiment if the x86 is already supported. Why?
There is a much more limited install base of PowerPC based machines. The vast majority of those machines are designed and produced by one vendor. That vendor has their own operating system, and has very little interest in seeing competing operating systems on their platform.
The remaining PPC based machines are produced in rather small quantities. In some cases the vendor is only concerned with large corporate clients. In other cases the vendor has a flimsy business plan. In some cases those vendors have their own operating system anyway.
Another reason: supporting two different processor architectures is a pain. Vendors have to build applications for two processors. If they don't, it complicates matters for the consumer.