> the PC standard built around the x86 forced system integrators to compete in price Not necessarily a good thing if none of the manufacturers can afford to in

> the PC standard built around the x86 forced system integrators to compete in price Not necessarily a good thing if none of the manufacturers can afford to innovate or take any risk due to too low margins. Without Apple we'd probably still have horrible tiny touchpads and low-res 16:9 screens (not that Apple's influence on the PC market has been entirely positive..).