Some folks have been actively working toward getting OSX to run reliably on standard PC hardware. My favorite part of the Engadget article is "OSX isn’t really built for this hardware". Seeing folks try to get a great OS running on lots of different hardware configurations makes me appreciate Windows (and Linux) a little more. I’m betting an enormous number of problems exist in OSX that would be surfaced if Apple decided to license their software separate from their hardware. Alas, I don’t see this happening anytime soon if at all.

Why the long hiatus from posting? The primary reason is because I changed teams at Microsoft and needed some time to settle in. About four months ago I moved from Windows Networking in the Core Operating System Division (COSD) to the Network Media & Devices team within the Windows Experience (WEX) organization. Both COSD and WEX are part of Windows; however, WEX, as the name suggests, is focused on the consumer experience of Windows. My team in particular is focused on the challenge of making Windows the best experience for interacting with your pictures, music, video, and recorded TV; whether between Windows PCs or network media devices.

The new scenarios we’re enabling absolutely rock! I am incredibly energized by the work we’re doing, and from the great competition in the space (ahem… Apple). I have to be pretty tight lipped about this work, but as soon as the lid comes off, I’ll be posting very often. You’re going to be blown-away!

In the mean time, I owe you a post on the progress of my audio/video installation at my new home.