Mac sales, at the time, were a non-elastic market. The clones did not increase the Mac marketshare, they just took sales of machines from Apple. Keeping the cl

Mac sales, at the time, were a non-elastic market. The clones did not increase the Mac marketshare, they just took sales of machines from Apple. Keeping the clones wouldn't have helped them do the things you are saying, it would have just hamstrung them further.