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Why Do We Claim Mac OS X Is Subsidised at Retail?

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Jul 2009 11:27 UTC

Whenever we talk about Mac clone makers such as Psystar, we all more or less accept as a fact that Apple is selling copies of its Mac OS X operating system at a price lower than it would have been if Apple did not have a hardware business. Even though we treat this statement as fact - recently, I've been wondering: where is the proof?

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RE[2]: no way OSX is subsidised.

by jptros on Fri 3rd Jul 2009 15:04 UTC in reply to "RE: no way OSX is subsidised. "

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2005-08-26

If you're going to talk about leeches; name a single substantial thing Red Hat has done to advance Linux forward to the desktop besides regurgitating the same crap over and over again.

Since when was advancing linux on short of an enterprise workstation or server something redhat had any reason to "innovate" by your assumed standards?

Oh did you think redhat was competing with apple for shiny gadget market share that people like you can glance over and see their reflections on while typing on a forum trying to justify apple's cause?

Haha. No really, hahahaha.

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RE[3]: no way OSX is subsidised.

by kaiwai on Sun 5th Jul 2009 04:05 in reply to "RE[2]: no way OSX is subsidised. "

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2005-07-06

Since when was advancing linux on short of an enterprise workstation or server something redhat had any reason to "innovate" by your assumed standards?

Who said anything about innovation? the issues that exist in Linux hardly need innovation given that the solutions already exist - its just a matter of implementing them.

Then again, given the low bar you apply to innovation - I'm sure you consider the baking of a banana cake akin to a water shed moment in culinary innovation.

Oh did you think redhat was competing with apple for shiny gadget market share that people like you can glance over and see their reflections on while typing on a forum trying to justify apple's cause?

I don't to justify anything - quite frankly you could throw yourself off a cliff tomorrow and land head first into a sea of upturned swords; I wouldn't shed the slightest tear. That's how little I care for you and your opinions on the matter.

Haha. No really, hahahaha.

For a person who registered 4 years ago and made 34 posts; it speaks volumes for the fact that you're a troll who posts merely to incite a response rather than entering into any meaningful discourse.

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RE[4]: no way OSX is subsidised.

by jptros on Sun 5th Jul 2009 16:22 in reply to "RE[3]: no way OSX is subsidised. "

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I don't to justify anything

quite frankly you could throw yourself off a cliff tomorrow and land head first into a sea of upturned swords; I wouldn't shed the slightest tear.

So does this mean we're not friends? Seriously, are we not?

That's how little I care for you and your opinions on the matter.

Well of course everyone is out fighting a losing battle for your approval, reading over your responses to nearly anyone on this forum makes that entirely clear to myself.

For a person who registered 4 years ago and made 34 posts; it speaks volumes for the fact that you're a troll who posts merely to incite a response rather than entering into any meaningful discourse.

Trolling trolls my friend. I've been mostly lurking here long since before I even registered but when I see a pompous troll like you I can't help but make my presence known.

Don't hurt yourself trying to come up with more cheese **** "bed of swords" or "pull the light bulb out of your ass" responses. I'm done "trolling" and back to lurking.

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