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1. Comment - Dell: We Would License Mac OS X

   (Jun 17, 2005 - 3:18 AM)

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   "If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to
   others, we would be happy to offer it to
   our customers,"
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   I don't think Apple will make OS X available to run on any Intel chip.
   
   Isn't much of the stability of OS X relying on the fact that it doesn't need to support hundreds of different hardware makes and models? Wouldn't this threaten the stability of OSX if Apple "opens it up"?
   
   I can understand that the consumer wants to run OS X on any harware, but the uniqueness of the Apple brand and their "elite status" is founded on the fact that their OS only runs on their hardware.
   
   Secondly, if Apple does "open up" OS X, how will they be able to prevent the sudden mass amount of pirating? They'll simply be put on par, side-by-side with other operating systems, and the only difference will be the quality.
   
   Apple have more leverage in only making OS X available on it's own hardware.
   
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   Now who will be the first to sell a tri boot
   Solaris, OS X and Windows system ;)
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   Well.. it seems to me that Apple is the only company in the position to do this at the moment!
   
   If the Apple hardware can run OSX and Windows, what will stop it running Solaris!