64 bits and ESR and world domination in 2008

[Scott Stevenson]

On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:41 PM, David Cake wrote:

>> What do you think Apple should do to grow Mac OS X market share --  
>> while still maintaining margins (ie - not simply giving the OS away)?
>
> Well, licence it to selected Intel models from other manufacturers  
> that fill niches not currently filled by Apple offerings (at a  
> substantial margin - so still staying out of 'cheap and crappy')  
> would be one idea would be a start. Eventually, as the market share  
> gets higher, there is less need to maintain margins  on all  
> products as volume grows.

We could talk all day about the pros and cons of this, but I really  
think it's a moot point. For better or worse, I just don't think it's  
ever going to happen.

     - Scott