Moved: Perhaps Apple should allow clones (again)
If Apple were to licence OS X there would be cheaper Mac clones which would increase OS X usage, give Microsoft more competition and produce more software for the Mac platform due to the increased usage.
Perhaps it would even speed up development of faster processors.
Of course the clones would not have the asthetics of Apples own products.
Anyone agree?
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Perhaps it would even speed up development of faster processors.
Of course the clones would not have the asthetics of Apples own products.
Anyone agree?
[ 08-28-2002: Message edited by: Brad ]</p>
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The only way I can forsee this working is if Apple had about 15% marketshare.
And only then really if the hardware was decent.
clones= leaches
They wouldn't be cheaper because Apple wouldn't be foolish and "give" away the OS like they did with the first round of clones(I hear they only charged like $50 for the OS..yet they had to do ALL the R&D).
Cloning only helps if your market is already large. And the clones were less reliable. Cloning is a lose/lose proposition.
This thread belongs where the other is: in General Discussion, not Mac OS X. I'm tempted to just close it, but I'll get the Gen D. mods decide on that.