On 4/7/06, Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am hoping that when Dell resigns with Microsoft for a OEM agreement. > Dell will not sign an agreement that limits them to only be able to > sell computers with an OS on them. I think that if anything that is a > anti-competitive and in my mind is why we have anti-trust laws. I > think Apple is going to have to wake up and smell the coffee. I say > this because people are able to install OSX onto laptops and I don't > think it makes good business since to lock people into your hardware. > You might buy Apple hardware because they offer XYZ or look good. I > don't think Lenovo ( I.E. China ) will allow Microsoft to strong arm > them.
Apple isn't going to offer OSX for other manufacturers products any time soon because: 1. Apple makes money from hardware sales 2. The support cost of third party h/w would exceed the gross revenue from sales of the OS 3. Apple would not control the solution. but the OEM contracts that require 1. a windows license for every CPU shipped 2. no bare hardware sales 3. or else no windows license period need to go, they are anticompetitive, and are a leading example of the abuse and maintenance of the monopoly.
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