From: Kevin Hagen (caoimhin2002_at_mac.com)
Date: Wed Jun 15 2005 - 16:17:52 PDT
If Apple sells OS X to any PC owner, then why buy an Apple MacTel?
Just buy a cheapo Dell box, add $129 for OS X, and it will still be
cheaper than a MacTel, unless Apple cuts hardware design costs and uses
cheaper components. They are already made in China, so I doubt labor
can be cut much more.
If this happens, MacTel or whatever Apple will call it, will be even
more of a niche player, and that will cut into the bottom line hard.
Apple has been one of the few truly profitable computer companies while
serving a niche market with niche hardware. I think Apple simply
doesn't want to spend any of its profits funding an alternative
platform. Previously they did. Now they don't. I think that's sad,
because Apple is the only company that can. Soon there will be less
choice when buying a computer. All there will be to choose from is
different flavors of x86 systems. Consolidation may be better for
business, but it takes some of the excitement away from watching
computer hardware development, and I'm not so sure it will be better
for consumers.
On Jun 15, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Adamson_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/14/2005 3:07:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com writes:
> $129 isn't cheap. They can actually do both of the above,
> continue=20
> there existing model, while selling some OSX to Intel people and=20
> keeping the all out war with MS option on the table.
> Marty
>
>
>
> Hmm, the last time around when I bought Windows Professional it was
> around
> $249, OSX seems cheap to me.
>
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