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Why was that so bad for Apple? Why didn't it work? (I have no strong opinion on the matter.)
by xenophanes 16y ago
Why was that so bad for Apple? Why didn't it work?
(I have no strong opinion on the matter.)
- etherael 16y agoBecause they basically acted as enablers for the competition on their core profit center. I'm prone to agree that it was a bad move keeping in mind what Apple's strengths are, but then I just don't think that highly of Apple's strengths so ymmv.
- jfb 16y agoApple was and is a hardware company. The amount that made on each OS license was insignificant compared to the margins they made on their computers. This was true in the clone era and much more so today. Full disclosure: I used to work at Apple.
- wvenable 16y agoApple couldn't build better hardware or cheaper hardware than the clone makers -- they were losing on the top end and the bottom end. Today, Apple makes good top end hardware and would likely continue to compete there but allowing clones to capture the low end would dilute their premium brand.