> experience company that sells the bundle (hardware and
> software) that delivers the desired experience
>
> I am no expert, but I suspect that the typical PC comes with
> reasonably standard hardware that could deliver a "pretty
> good" experience on any current hardware -- maybe not as good
> as an integrated hw/sw solution, but close enough.
With the variety of PC hardware available, I'm often surprised that Windows
works at all! There are so many compatibility issues that I run into on a
regular basis, where product X doesn't work with computer Y even though they
should in theory be compatible.
> Lot of truth to that, but I think that the OS is a profit
> center -- so, with an exponentially greater target market
> (Intel) I think they should be able to make $ -- it would be
> fun to run the numbers -- how about OS X Intel for $49?
Keep in mind that this would cannibalize hardware sales, and increase
support calls. At $49 a copy, they'd lose money if a customer calls with a
support question!
> That said, is this something that could be, should be done?
It certainly could be done. Whether it should be, is a topic on which you
and Steve Jobs may disagree. I think that Steve feels that Apple is
primarily a hardware company, and requires total control of the user
experience. After all, iTunes and iTMS are really just ways to get people to
buy more iPods.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
phone: 202-797-5496
fax: 202-797-5444
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