Psystar has shown that Apple should license Mac OS X
Is it just me or is Psystar becoming the first small company to have some guts and stand up to a major computer manufacturer? Sure, there's always the OSx86 project, but that barely compares to what's going on here.
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To license or not to license... this is the question.
Steve has most certainly toyed with the idea, but its easier said than done. First of all, its not clear that Apple would make more money licensing OS X on third party hardware than by making the whole widget. Second, OS X would likely become just as crappy as Windows if it had to run on a wide range of hardware. Bundling the hardware and software together is not just a philosophical issue, its also practical in the sense that it reduces the probability of error.My two cents.