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To: John X who wrote (52286)	4/6/2006 4:45:14 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 213185

re: I think the interesting question is whether PC manufacturers like Dell will be able to sell computers that can also dual boot Windows or OSX. If that comes to pass then the distinction between Apples and PCs at the hardware level goes away and there becomes a single hardware PC standard. Apple as a computer hardware company may have trouble competing in that environment but Apple as an OS company may prosper. Hard to say. As long as Apple has an exclusive on duel boot, I don't think it would benefit Apples bottom line. That could change if they pick up market share, I suppose. Sorry if this has been mentioned, but what if MS refused to "support" XP and office in an Apple machine? It would be a short term hit to their revenue but maybe a better long term strategy. ??? John

To: John X who wrote (52286)	4/6/2006 4:46:14 PM
From: inaflash	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213185

I think the interesting question is whether PC manufacturers like Dell will be able to sell computers that can also dual boot Windows or OSX. If that comes to pass then the distinction between Apples and PCs at the hardware level goes away and there becomes a single hardware PC standard. Apple as a computer hardware company may have trouble competing in that environment but Apple as an OS company may prosper. Hard to say. Hell will freeze over and pigs will fly before Dell systems run Mac OS. Michael Dell had some not too kind words to say about Apple a few years back, and now he's eating crow. More pie coming up... From money.cnn.com In 1997, after Jobs returned to the company he helped start in 1976, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, was asked what could be done to fix Apple, in deep financial trouble at the time, the New York Times said. "What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," Dell said to an audience of information technology managers, according to the paper.