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Not so crazy, Apple licensed their OS before, and then ended up paying-out the clone manufacturers contracts years later then they first released OSX. The model
by nness 10y ago
Not so crazy, Apple licensed their OS before, and then ended up paying-out the clone manufacturers contracts years later then they first released OSX. The model worked for Microsoft in the 80's (I bet the Big Blue is still kicking themselves for that one), but I don't feel confident it'd guarantee their survival now. For one, the operating system isn't nearly as separate of a concept anymore -- it's all the ecosystem.
- wastedhours 10y agoIt's one of the main things I see resulting from the Touch Bar - for me, it's more about Apple ensuring there's a natural connect between the software and hardware, making any kind of separation impossible.
- vinceguidry 10y agoIf you're worried about Apple's survivability, I suggest you dig deep for where your model of how the world works broke. Microsoft beat Apple for a decade, then Apple beat Microsoft. Both companies are still around, making fortunes. Even Yahoo's still around.