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Minority Report: Will Apple Send in the Clones?

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 4th Nov 2005 19:53 UTC

Were Apple to once again start licensing its operating system to third-party 'Mac clone' hardware makers, it could reignite the OS wars. Yet whether Apple will go this route - and whether doing so would be smart - remains to be seen.

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RE[4]: I hope not

by kellym on Fri 4th Nov 2005 22:54 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: I hope not"

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2005-07-06

What does there need to be more competition for Apple to provide more options?

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RE[5]: I hope not

by rattaro on Sat 5th Nov 2005 00:22 in reply to "RE[4]: I hope not"

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2005-08-22

>What does there need to be more competition for Apple to provide more options?

By competition, I mean more HARDWARE competition. i.e. different makers of the hardware. If you have 50 different companies making MacOSX boxes, you are likely to get lots more variety/options than if you have only 1 company making the hardware.

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RE[6]: I hope not

by kellym on Sat 5th Nov 2005 00:41 in reply to "RE[5]: I hope not"

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2005-07-06

But by doing that.... you lose one of the primary benefits that makes a Mac better than a PC.

If Apple could retain their control while also offering more options to buy less... that would achieve both goals.

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