Why would using AMD processors put a strain on dell's relationship with m$?
I agree that much of Dell's success can be measured because of lower OS rates for windows from m$. However, the OS cost related to the hardware cost in PDAs and phones is much lower so I don't think m$ can put that much pressure on Dell. They could shave at most a few dollars off of the price.
If you don't like Dell than pick gateway or HP. I dont care. I was just making a point that palmsource needs to license their OS to whoever wants to build devices around it. PalmOne clearly hasn't sworn its allegiance to palmSource given some of its statements in the past 6 months. I would bet anything at least one of those 3 companies came to palm to licenses the OS and was turned down because Palm wanted to protect its current licensees. Protectionism doesn't work.
m$ primarily won the desktop OS war because it stayed out of the hardware business and licensed it's OS to anyone who wanted to build a whitebox. They are approaching the embedded/PDA market the same way.
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