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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (11860)	4/20/1998 2:06:00 AM
From: Niels Larsen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213177

Yes. And others using Apples OS will only be good for Apple. They can try to keep their hardware sales by preventing other hardware firms, but that wont work. It is Microsoft that sells Intel chips, not the opposite. Its about getting market share, get the OS out there near and far, so the number of users will grow, so that more new application writers will include Apple OS. In fact, if Apple decided to give Rhapsody away with source code (as Netscape is doing their Communicator), then it would penetrate rather quickly across all platforms I believe. It could outdo NT if it was source ware, and Bill would really get comb for his hair. There is nothing Jobs would rather do, so I predict that just that will happen, even though he has always wanted a closed system. He who has the OS market gets to make the money.

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (11860)	4/20/1998 2:07:00 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Roy, Since they(Apple) sells the OS over the counter, what is to stop a clone maker from writing a BIOS and then buying the OS? I suspect the Firmware is far more complex than an IBM, however with todays larger ROMS it would seem to be doable if one out their mind to it.? My only guess is the fear of lawsuits and/or compatibility problems. There was a small private company a few years ago (NewTek?) that tried making unauthorized Macs. The machines were poorly made and reviewed, and I think the company died or discontinued the effort without any intervention from Apple needed. Then, of course, Apple sued the hell out of companies back in the 80's making Apple II clones (remember the black Apple?) and beat them all I think. Same would probably happen now if any major threat appeared on the horizon.