Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Jul 2009 11:27 UTC
Mac OS X 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[4]: It's just common sense.
by merlin747 on Fri 3rd Jul 2009 16:16 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: It's just common sense."
merlin747
Member since:
2006-11-09

Part of the problem with Windows is that the hardware manufacturers write the drivers. With the crap drivers & software Dell installs on their machines, OS X would not be a pleasant experience on those machines.

Apple's engineers write the drivers for their systems, it adds to their costs, but also is part of the stability which most here apparently want.

Kelly

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Nossie Member since:
2007-07-31

eh? they certainly dont write all the drivers...

just because they come with the OS (not always) does not mean they were written by Apple.

Apple engineers are good - but not that good!

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