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Supporting different hardware and software.
Apple now sells the hardware that runs OSX, and doesn't have the expense of testing or adapting to any other company's hardware. The expense of responding to all that hardware and related software could be significant.

The speculation is, I think, academic, because Apple sells its hardware and software for an experience controlled by the company and believes that to be a primary sales point. Letting OSX run on a $300 Dell would both cheapen the brand and reduce the interest in paying the Mac premium.

This is, after all, a company which killed very profitable clones. Allowing them to return would be the easiest way to add revenues, and even that is apparently not under consideration.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 11/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Agree wholeheartedly  nmh | 11/16/07
Old Hat...  thx-1138_@... | 11/21/07
Supporting different hardware and software.  Anton Philidor | 11/16/07
focus on the competition and innovation  Sonny Maou | 11/16/07
Hmmm  Spiritusindomit@... | 11/19/07
Oh, really?  Futurdreamz@... | 11/19/07
Missed the problem with clones  MacCanuck | 11/16/07
The market is larger now.  Anton Philidor | 11/16/07
Why bother?  tic swayback | 11/16/07
Brands and down-market.  Anton Philidor | 11/16/07
A brand better than Apple?  tic swayback | 11/16/07
The original post concluded Apple would not...  Anton Philidor | 11/16/07
They're still pricier  mds_z | 11/19/07
And Windows works well enough.....  timpin1@... | 11/20/07
Apple Clones?  fotografx@... | 11/19/07
...man, what a huge heaping pile of you know what!  doctorSpoc | 11/16/07
Wanna hear something shocking (at least it was to me)?  laura.b | 11/16/07
Geeez, what kind of iMacs are they running anyway?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/16/07
That's just the thing  laura.b | 11/16/07
An educated opinion  i8thecat | 11/16/07
That doesn't make sense.  rtk | 11/16/07
He wasn't talking only about content filtering  themacolyte | 11/19/07
Familiarity trumps quality  tic swayback | 11/16/07
Nice to see you around in these forums  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/16/07
No time  tic swayback | 11/16/07
As I stated  laura.b | 11/16/07
Could be the IT folks  tic swayback | 11/16/07
I really think that it is  laura.b | 11/16/07
Macs don't need IT  rtk | 11/16/07
ummm...  doh123 | 11/16/07
Activate the Bat Signal !  Jkirk3279 | 11/23/07
OLE MAN  ju1ce | 11/17/07
And as The Ole Man pointed out to you  Ole Man | 11/24/07
And here's the opposite  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
Like I've replied prior  laura.b | 11/16/07
Yes it would  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
You'd need to investigate the environment and condition of the machines  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 11/16/07
I agree with you...unfortunately  laura.b | 11/16/07
I've never seen so many apologists!!  NonZealot | 11/16/07
More than just one computer  laura.b | 11/16/07
I wonder what makes Windows more resiliant to bad admins?  NonZealot | 11/16/07
Dang, you escaped...  MacCanuck | 11/16/07
Actual question from a Windows admin trying to set up a Mac  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
Wow, Macs sure require a lot of administration!!  NonZealot | 11/16/07
I believe we are being duped...  CowLauncher | 11/16/07
j.m.: Wow, Windows admins sure are stupid!! (take 2)  NonZealot | 11/16/07
nope  doh123 | 11/16/07
CowLauncher  laura.b | 11/16/07
Re: Wow, Macs sure require a lot of administration!!  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 11/16/07
Non's fundamental flaw: lack of knowledge  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 11/16/07
Actually, old boy...  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
Story doesn't make sense  rtk | 11/20/07
No, I'm telling you...  vulpine@... | 11/21/07
This is actually quite common  doh123 | 11/16/07
After reading the threads  laura.b | 11/16/07
IT (pun intended) could be.  Rick_K | 11/16/07
It's totally ludicrous  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/16/07
agreed.  rtk | 11/16/07
To compare with Vista...  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
half, by processor alone  rtk | 11/20/07
The G3  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/20/07
Wrong, RTK...  vulpine@... | 11/21/07
Correct  timpin1@... | 11/20/07
I didn't mean  laura.b | 11/19/07
PowerPC?  djchandler | 11/19/07
That's true  dimonWar | 11/19/07
Your guess about the processor would be wrong  timpin1@... | 11/20/07
I've seen this happen  Jkirk3279 | 11/23/07
It worked for the death of music DRM  TripleII | 11/16/07
Wrong  tic swayback | 11/16/07
Even factory fresh iPhones were bricked  NonZealot | 11/16/07
Thanks NZ  tic swayback | 11/16/07
Nice try but no cigar!  NonZealot | 11/16/07
Awesome!  tic swayback | 11/16/07
it's actually the exact opposite.  rtk | 11/16/07
Opps!  rtk | 11/16/07
rtk?  Rick_K | 11/16/07
easy  rtk | 11/16/07
re: easy  Rick_K | 11/16/07
Of course...  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
agreed. "Hacking" is for losers.  The Ash Man | 11/19/07
Closed  dimonWar | 11/19/07
RE: Is Apple getting dragged (kicking, screaming, or suing?) into licensing  stwf | 11/16/07
When Steve Jobs is dead  Ken_z | 11/16/07
If you want to run.  Zoraster | 11/16/07
What is the operating system called again?  Anton Philidor | 11/16/07
Successful?  CowLauncher | 11/16/07
Where is NonZealot?  MacCanuck | 11/16/07
Don't snakes hibernate in the winter?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 11/16/07
No...  thx-1138_@... | 11/24/07
RE: Successful?  toddo12 | 11/16/07
I'm sure you don't know that  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
RE: I'm sure you don't know that  toddo12 | 11/16/07
I copied/pasted your words  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
honest question.  rtk | 11/16/07
I'm sorry  j.m.galvin | 11/16/07
All of the above.  rtk | 11/16/07
It would be exactly the same  j.m.galvin | 11/17/07
Are you deliberately lying, or just not very well-informed?  tic swayback | 11/16/07
Interesting psychologically ...  johnfenjackson@... | 11/16/07
If Apple knows what's good for them, they won't  NonZealot | 11/16/07
It's nice to know...  ego.sum.stig@... | 11/16/07
He's ba-aaack!  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
that's funny.  rtk | 11/20/07
Hmmm....  vulpine@... | 11/21/07
Why wouldn't we know?  dangitman | 11/21/07
j.m.: Wow, Windows admins sure are stupid!!  NonZealot | 11/16/07
No, he just proved...  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
Is Apple getting dragged (kicking, screaming, or suing?) into licensing OS  joe6pack_z | 11/17/07
Look again.  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
Licensing OSX would be a bad idea for Apple  THEE WOLF | 11/18/07
Buying a Mac is an experience  bricar2 | 11/19/07
It's still just a computer!  djchandler | 11/19/07
Might as well...  DOSlover | 11/19/07
I doubt it  dangitman | 11/21/07
You're mixing two separate issues here...  Resuna | 11/19/07
If they were going to do it, now's the right time.  captaintemerity@... | 11/19/07
why bother..  sfazly | 11/19/07
Just Do It  XweAponX | 11/19/07
With Vista a disaster why not OS X?  simul8guy | 11/19/07
Can't replace a "screwup"  rtk | 11/19/07
Huh?  zeusx64@... | 11/19/07
you've issues with scale.  rtk | 11/19/07
Behind the times or ignorant, I don't know which.  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
Apple Needs to make a OS X versoin for PC's... Id buy a licened copy today!  pcguy777 | 11/19/07
I'd buy that for a buck!  mikifinaz1@... | 11/19/07
Apple Clones Failed Before & Would Again  fotografx@... | 11/19/07
not too likely  grotto_ds@... | 11/19/07
While I like your words...  vulpine@... | 11/20/07
Network integration: Apple's next hurdle  TCollinsG3 | 11/19/07
Although this'd be nice...  John Musbach | 11/19/07
I doubt if Apple would make any money selling...  JCitizen | 11/19/07
Cult of Apple  Altotus | 11/20/07
You ignore the fact that...  vulpine@... | 11/21/07
Huh?  Randy Smith | 11/20/07
Apple=Mercedes  dweller@... | 11/21/07
Apple!=Mercedes  rtk | 11/21/07
Mercedes=Chevy  vulpine@... | 11/21/07

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