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Yes, HP (with the help of M$) copies Apple. No, M$ doesn't fight against Apple: it fights against Linux.
Apple is quite successful as a hardware manufacturer, they are still able to sell with good margin, what Dell and HP cannot do anymore. Apple is not that success as a software provider: they cannot sell their software with a reasonable margin without the hardware.
Where HP doesn't (officialy) copy Apple (and HP is wrong here) is when it says: we design for functionnality, not for fashion. Everybody knows that in a tough market, only the companies that have this little fashion extra can sell with margin ! Look at Swatch, look at Porsche, BMW or Ferrari, look at Versace... To sell with margin you need uncompromized technology, with a little extra of fashion.
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