On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Dan wrote: > >> >> Which brings me back to my believe that Apple should do an open Mac >> OS X, > > > That's an underpants gnome business plan > > 1) Offer Open Mac OS X > 2) ? > 3) Profit! > > Selling OS'es is only profitable when you're getting manufacturers to > install it on the computers they sell.
Marketing an already proven OS that has long been published but never marketed for the system it was developed on in a market niche that cries for something better is a gamble. one that could pay off big if anyone had the guts to try.Since the technology has been worked out long ago ALL that is needed is a miniuscule rewrite, some advertising and some packaging. > > Microsoft would have NEVER EVER become the behemoth it is now by > selling Windows to consumers as an add-on product. Their money has > ALWAYS come from computer manufacturers paying them to pre-install > Windows on their systems. More income is more income. Becoming a behemoth is not the goal. Providing a better OS in a market in dire need of one is a very worthy goal. Whio gives a **** if it becomes an OEM for other manufacturers there are real needs outside of the very cramped expectations of platform elitists. > > Apple will never make more money letting Dell sell OS X computers than > Apple selling OS X computers. This is the Clone Lesson. > > The clones NEVER expanded Apple's market share; they merely undercut > Apple's profits. Here i thought that THE " clone lesson " was develop your OS for the future on the processors you intend to use years down the road without alienating your user base. Set the stage for massive migration to another CPU. Let developers get real good at it then forbid anyone to use it on non kosher machines with the same CPU when you make your own computers the ACTUAL CLONES!!!!! > > (all besides the fact that MS will never let Dell and HP get away with > selling OS X computers rather than Windows ones.) Just as MS FORBIDS them from making Linux machines????? Hmmm? > > Apple's competitors are companies like Acer, HP and Dell, NOT MICROSOFT. Oh you mean the same companies that ASUS clones the boards for that Apple sells, right? And since Microsoft owns the world Apple could not and should not compete in that off the shelf PC OS market or the sky will fall? Also an Apple OS on a PC would never be as good as Windows anyway. PC users would see what a pile of crap An Apple OS is? Is that the point? An Apple PC OS would never cut the mustard in the PC user market right? And if it did it would mean an end to Apple PC clone ( Macs to us) manufacture? Like Apple does not have the money or smarts to stay in the market, right? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
