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No kidding. I would pay their entire iMac hardware margin for an OSX desktop license.

• mgalgs 7y ago
  I'm afraid the markup would have to be a lot more than that. They're banking on you buying multiple pieces of hardware over the years, not just one iMac... Hardware lock-in is their whole business model...
  • deagle50 7y ago
    We're talking about people like me who build their own desktops and wouldn't buy an Apple desktop otherwise. They could even make it a subscription.
    • mgalgs 7y ago
      Right, but how would they prevent eroding sales to people _not_ like you? That's exactly why the hardware lock-in model is so insidious. > They could even make it a subscription. Yes, my only point is that it would have to cost a lot more than the margin of a single iMac.
      • deagle50 7y ago
        I see your point now. Oh well.