Customized IBM blades, with OS-X installed. Not a direct licensing per say, because the co-branding would allow IBM to sell their hardware, customized to Apple Specs with OS-X, but the equipment would still be co-branded with Apple's name.
IBM gets hardware, installation and support/service contract sales. Apple gets paid for each copy of OS-X and receives expanded name recognition and expanded market statistical market share. Each company plays to their strengths without encroaching on the others territory. A very symbiotic type relationship that mutally benefits both, without incurring substantial additional expense for either.
<at work now (lunch). These damn dell keyboards are really pieces of crap. Anybody else ever notice that. Don't know how many times I have to retype information or add/remove excess spaces etc. All the speed in the world can't make up for a crappy keyboard.>
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Customized IBM blades, with OS-X installed. Not a direct licensing per say, because the co-branding would allow IBM to sell their hardware, customized to Apple Specs with OS-X, but the equipment would still be co-branded with Apple's name.
IBM gets hardware, installation and support/service contract sales. Apple gets paid for each copy of OS-X and receives expanded name recognition and expanded market statistical market share. Each company plays to their strengths without encroaching on the others territory. A very symbiotic type relationship that mutally benefits both, without incurring substantial additional expense for either.
<at work now (lunch). These damn dell keyboards are really pieces of crap. Anybody else ever notice that. Don't know how many times I have to retype information or add/remove excess spaces etc. All the speed in the world can't make up for a crappy keyboard.>