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   From: prodig@l.com   
      
   TravelinMan wrote:   
      
   > You're forgetting two major items:   
   >   
   > 1. Having the OS on x86 isn't any help at all. You also need all the   
   > apps to be ported.   
      
   been there, did that, was called Rhapsody   
      
   > 2. If OS X runs on x86, Apple has the problem of keeping their sales   
   > level up.   
      
   at IBM, I think this mantra was phrased as "we can't see that anyone   
   would want a PC in their home"   
      
   Bayer still makes kabillions annually despite the presence of generic   
   ASA on the market.   
   Rolex sales are still brisk despite people being able to buy knock-offs   
   at any shithole dollar store.   
   For a company that prides itself on thinking outside the box, Apple sure   
   seems to be stuck in one.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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