Re: OS For IIGS

[Joseph Lee <nugundam+NOUBE@netcom.com>]

: On 9 Nov 1997 04:29:43 GMT, ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione) wrote:
: >   While this may be true currently, if Apple had allowed clones during
: >the formative years, the cheaper versions would have drawn the masses,
: >which is what you want to cement your position in the marketplace.  20% of
: >a large market is better than 100% of an almost non-existant market.

Apple could've walked the Microsoft/Intel route, and still command the
market without taking a backseat as IBM has.

Walk the Intel route by dictating the minimal motherboard chipset specs
and CPU the computer would have to be to stay compatible and the Apple
computer-type.

Walk the Microsoft route by writing ALL the basic applications for the
computer such as the OS and any major application they can pump out -
even if under their Claris label to avoid anti-trust.

Hindsight is 20/20..

If anybody noticed, there is no such thing as IBM PCs anymore... just
Wintel machines which are compatible with IBM PC legacy software.
Sure there's OS/2, and other OSs, but they don't have the command of
the software market as Microsoft does.
-- 
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