Apple's OS Comes Bundled with Windows on All Dell Machines!
That'll be the headline in two years - mark my words.
In a heartbeat, the industry changes. There's no longer “Macs” and “PCs” - there's just a computer. Benchmarks are finally made relevant, with the ability to try software and tasks on one OS - then reboot and try them on another. Linux is completely out of the picture as a desktop operating system, further marginalized by OS X's FreeBSD stable underpinnings. Consumers purchase Dells to experience both leading OSes first-hand. Many ultimately switch to Apple-only hardware, and others stick with what seems familiar. It's not completely out of the question, provided Apple doesn't do something stupid again. Their arrogance continues with campaigns that claim: “What's an Intel chip doing in a Mac? A whole lot more than it's ever done in a PC.” That's a load of bull, but my crystal ball prediction is still quite possible.
Watch it happen.
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10 Comments
Anonymous
January 14th, 2006
at 2:50am
see my open letter to Steve Jobs here:
http://blogs.msmobiles.com/mobilephonefan/?p=1297
Anonymous
January 14th, 2006
at 8:53am
I have used both OS X and Windows, daily, for years and I get a lot more work done on a Mac, regardless of what CPU brand is inside the machine. Any new computer user would have the same experience.
Anonymous
January 14th, 2006
at 10:02am
I never did believe that Linux would become a major desktop OS simply because of its complexity. The average consumer would like to pull up a game and play with ease or set up their own Windows-based desktops without hassle. Linux is simply too complex for the majority - who could care less about the science of the machine so long as it does what they want.
Anonymous
January 14th, 2006
at 4:42pm
Bull?!? How do you know? Did they define “more”? No, it's called being cheeky and provocative. Who wants boring ads with a list of specs and a voiceover with a lisping woman? How boring.
MrDee
January 15th, 2006
at 7:22pm
This does not make any sense Chris, you can't predict a market like this and you are gonna fall flat on your face in the next two years with this prediction. Suppose Apple ends up being the next Dell in two years or the next Gateway? You never know, their arrogance might just put them back at square one. They need to continue on that path of innovation they have been on since March 24th 2001. Vista and future releases of Windows will utlimately catchup, at the same time, the more popular they get, they need to prove to consumers and businesses that there is a significant reason in upgrading to newer versions of the Mac OS.
I still don't see Apple licensing the Mac OS on generic PCs for the next 5 to 10 years and it will be as result of a possible bad move that will let them license it to Dell or HP, (I suspect HP will get first choice), no innovation or staying at those rediculous prices. The hard design is awesome, but it will not be worth it in the long run for them to continue on that path, they are an x86 PC manufacturer now, they have to compete both on the software and hardware front. Microsoft realizes the power in presentation and they are making up for that in Vista.
Anonymous
January 16th, 2006
at 11:22pm
it will happen someday - someday when steve jobs isn't at apple any more. but it will NOT happen as long as steve has something to say at apple.
steve always understood the importance of the user experience with products. and you can only control this user experience if you control both the hard and the software. togehter it's a product. apart it's just a spare part.
my two cents.
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Ken
February 18th, 2008
at 2:53pm
First reason why not:
Apple is primarily a hardware company. From a marketing standpoint, OS X is there to sell the hardware. Apple makes more profit selling hardware with OS X than it would selling OS X licenses to Dell. It makes no business sense for Apple to give Dell all that money.
Second reason why not:
Apple’s stock in trade is the user experience. As soon as they start licensing OS X to other hardware companies, they have a problem with the user experience, customer support, and their corporate image. It makes no business sense to commit corporate suicide.
Apple might license OS X to Dell at some point in the future if (1) Dell still exists and (2) Steve Ballmer becomes CEO of Apple.
name
March 10th, 2008
at 7:03pm
Its 03.10.08 and there are more Windows Vista users in the world than GNU/Linux and *BSD (OSX, NBSD, FBSD) combined.
Chris, are you going to eat your words?
Gary
June 19th, 2008
at 8:14am
Yes, how about admitting you were wrong?
wikili
August 14th, 2008
at 7:03am
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