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...or how many lawyers they throw at it. If it does ever make it to a generic PC box, of course it will be illegal, and wouldn't be able to be discussed here beyond the theoretical....like how much effort and technology they put into it
That is pretty much the way it happened... and had Apple not bought NeXT, NeXT was planning on dumping their OS business altogether (moving their users to Sun) and just doing Enterprise Objects and WebObjects.fryke said:For both OpenStep and BeOS, these were their last steps, actually. (Of course OpenStep survived as Mac OS X, but that's rather a rebirth than a continuous life, although RacerX might disagree - but that'd be semantics...)
Unfortunately, this argument no longer holds water -- there are plenty of comparisons on the 'net now that debunk the idea that Apple's prices are any higher than any other PC retailer. In fact, they're lower now for comparable hardware....without having to fork out Apple's high prices for hardware...
in fact, they're lower now for comparable hardware.
Well, that's one way to spin it. Another way is to say that you can buy a PC laptop for $300-500 less than a MacBook. Or a desktop (with monitor, keyboard and mouse) for $100-200 less than a Mini.Unfortunately, this argument no longer holds water -- there are plenty of comparisons on the 'net now that debunk the idea that Apple's prices are any higher than any other PC retailer. In fact, they're lower now for comparable hardware.
Because...Microsoft doesn't make computers. They probably make MORE money on retail copies of Windows (which you'd need to buy to run it on a Mac) than they do on OEM-licensed copies of Windows. So Apple supporting Windows is probably good for their bottom line. (Also, I'm not sure they could have stopped Apple if they wanted to.)So if it is such a terrible idea for Apple for monetary reasons, why did Microsoft allow Apple to run windows?
You got a point there. But, IMHO, Apple is like Mercedes, and shouldn't lower the quality to fit low-end customers, Mac Mini should be their baseline... if they make anything lower, they should release under a different brand.Well, that's one way to spin it. Another way is to say that you can buy a PC laptop for $300-500 less than a MacBook. Or a desktop (with monitor, keyboard and mouse) for $100-200 less than a Mini.
Are these PCs "comparable"? Maybe not, but I think the better question is, does anyone buying them want them to be?
Unfortunately, this argument no longer holds water -- there are plenty of comparisons on the 'net now that debunk the idea that Apple's prices are any higher than any other PC retailer. In fact, they're lower now for comparable hardware.