At 8:10 PM -0700 8/29/2008, paul beard wrote: >If [Steve Jobs] thought there was a business case for licensing, I >suspect he would not have shut down down the clone business when he >returned in 1997.
The clone set-up in the 90s was botched. It had to be shutdown. >I have yet to see anything in favor of licensing that doesn't boil >down to "I want cheaper kit." This isn't about cheaper. This is about filling the gaps in the product line. Case 1: An inexpensive machine suitable for office work. Case 2: A mid-range expandable tower. Case 3: A truly high end workstation. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
