set OS X free - license out OS X part 2

August 2nd, 2009 | by admin |

Licensing out OS X has been a fairly big discussion and via my last video it sparked up yet again. This is an addition to my previous series with new information and outlook.

I have a series of links that accompany the video as follows:

For the section on clones, these articles explain the true problems of Apple as the clones were only a very small part of its demise. Apple suffered from product recalls and inventory/production management. Another variable that many miss is that Apple made 11.5 Billion in total annual sales just as the clone program started very late 1994.

Here is the 11.5 billion links:
http://news.cnet.com/Apple039s-encore-Revenue-growth/2100-12_3-263295.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2002/oct/17

links on Apple’s real problems
http://buck.com/10k?tenkyear=95&idx=A&co=AAPL&nam=DEMO&pw=DEMO

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983500,00.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/17/business/apple-computer-posts-loss-sale-advice-may-be-sought.html
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crito.uci.edu%2Fpubs%2F2004%2Fapple.pdf&ei=yP37SbXMFZPoMN-_tMUE&usg=AFQjCNGb-SOOIg__cfwvKHMDhssZj5fopg

http://news.cnet.com/Apple-revisiting-failed-strategy/2100-1001_3-203662.html

Q1 2009 revenue
http://www.macworld.com/article/138362/2009/01/earnings.html

Desktops and Laptops decline and growth:
http://lowendmac.com/musings/09mm/mac-desktop-sales.html
http://www.osnews.com/story/21148/Apple_US_Mac_Sales_Down_16_Windows_PC_Sales_up_22_
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52F7KS20090316

Sales trend
http://www.systemshootouts.org/images/mac_sales_quarterly_lg.gif

Net Sales NOT annual Sales
http://aaplinvestors.net/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/investorimages/NetSales.jpg

1995 was 11.5B and in 2008 Mac Annual Sales were 14.27B

Duration : 0:21:51


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  1. 25 Responses to “set OS X free - license out OS X part 2”

  2. By tenshitaiakuma on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    macs crash, happens …
    macs crash, happens to me

  3. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I honestly don’t …
    I honestly don’t consider your experience to be the “standard” when it comes to PCs and Macs. General consensus, regardless of MY experience is that the average PC Windows user experiences more problems than the average Mac user.

    besides - you should never touch another Mac again ever in your life. every one you seem to touch has issues. its you dude, not the Macs.

    btw - don’t dismiss my 3+ years trouble free as “Nothing”, it does indeed reflect the experiences of fellow users.

  4. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I’ve had a Mac for …
    I’ve had a Mac for over 3 years but PCs for all of the time prior to that. I am not a tech wiz when it comes to computers. sadly rather than clouded umptions my opinions are based on what actual users experience (yea i know crazy way to do this huh?). My general findings - PCs crash and see the bsod much more often than the average Mac crashes or sees the KP. My conclusion is that they are more stable based on these findings.

  5. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    7>3. I have more …
    7>3. I have more experience then you do so getting a kernel panic is not amazing because I have experienced many.

  6. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I come to my logic …
    I come to my logic about the bsod and the kernel panic basically since it seems everyone on the planet knows what the bsod is mainly bc they have had at least one computer in their lives (if not many) that have had it happen at least once. conversely mac users most often have never heard of the kernel panic and have to be shown what it is by pictures on google. i still haven’t seen one on these two iMacs, and I haven’t spoken to any mac users really that have had one happen.

  7. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    you had macs only …
    you had macs only for about 3 years you are not experienced, I have had macs for 7 years, and used them for 15 years.

  8. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I bet not everyone …
    I bet not everyone has experienced a bsod that is a windows user. I guess that means I had a kernel panic all mac users have and will get least one sometime.

  9. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I hope you realize …
    I hope you realize its not nearly that seamless and easy for other users who use Windows. There is a reason why the BSOD is known by like everyone on the planet and that most Mac users have no idea what the kernel panic even is! And its mostly PC Windows fanboys telling Mac users about it since we’ve never seen it. But guarantee EVERY Windows user has experienced the bsod.

  10. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    it does not crash, …
    it does not crash, I have not done any tweaking. I just put the cd press install and then magic it just works, and been that way for awhile.

  11. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    “I am not trying to …
    “I am not trying to fix windows, it works already the day I put the install disc.”

    Many Windows users are not able to fix windows unlike you. Since you have gained some knowledge of computers you are able to do this with no problem. I just think its cool that Apple has engineered OS X so well that hardly any of us Apple enthusiasts ever have to become an expert to get our OS to work properly and be efficient and not crash - its designed that way already for all users, unlike Windows sadly.

  12. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    “I never said I did …
    “I never said I did.

    Sit down.”

    Not sure what you are trying to say here… I’m already sitting. Been sitting since I got home.

    ??

  13. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I am not trying to …
    I am not trying to fix windows, it works already the day I put the install disc.

  14. By thebsdguy on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I never said I did. …
    I never said I did.

    Sit down.

  15. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    “A small number of …
    “A small number of users, yeah, but you have nothing to prove.”

    and neither do you.

  16. By thebsdguy on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    A small number of …
    A small number of users, yeah, but you have nothing to prove.

    A small number of users buy Macs to run Windows, does that mean anything at all? No - they just like Apple hardware and prefer to use Windows for any number of reasons.

  17. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I use a great deal …
    I use a great deal of non apple software as well and all of it is useful. I won’t bore you with a long list but actually most Mac software is really well done and very useful. But I will say the best Mac software is the stuff from Apple. However many other vendors have created some kick-ass stuff that I also use. With all this great stuff I don’t feel at all like I have “less software options” at all.

  18. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    Thats nice that you …
    Thats nice that you haven’t added anything to yours, but many users do in fact try to emulate the OS X environment. My point is not bullshit at all.

    And I don’t need to “go back to my Mac” because I’m sitting right here at it. Besides - I don’t “dick” around on it - we leave that up to the Windows users that do this during their down time when not having to fix Windows. I use my Macs for video and audio editing

  19. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    There are indeed …
    There are indeed may tweaks to different things in OS X, a lot of it is terminal stuff which I don’t get into. Quite frankly I’m extremely happy with the gui of Leopard so I have no desire to change it. Everything is quite functional and useful right out of the box, no need to add anything to it.

  20. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    the reason why you …
    the reason why you may find more bad windows software is because its easy to make, and some of those programmers are using basic. Most Mac software is not very good, I usually use the same apps all of the time.
    video player: VLC
    music player: Winamp, Fubar,etc
    bittorrent client: utorrent, vuze
    dvd mounting software: daemon tools
    programming apps: text editor, cygwin, Eclipse
    dvd burning software: Nero, alcohol 120%
    antivirus: NOD32, or common sense
    graphics: photoshop
    video: premiere, etc

  21. By thebsdguy on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    I have not added a …
    I have not added a single program, not ONE, that attempts to imitate Mac OS X to any of my computers. Your point is ing bullshit.

    Go back to dicking around on your Mac like 90% of Mac users.

  22. By ASCII808 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    not really what I …
    not really what I am talking about, I am talking about system utilities. registry editor in mac osx? etc. I know you can go into the system and libraries and edit the files individually, but windows has group policy editor, font editor,etc. a lot of windows features are not in your face, most users will not notice these features. Mac Osx has more features In the User interface but windows has more features for tweaking windows out of the box. I wonder is there telnet on mac osx? I am not sure.

  23. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    Windows …
    Windows functionality comes from users adding on features that make it look and work like Mac OS X. You never see add ons that make OS X look or work like Vista do ya?

    *goes back to using applications written for BOTH windows and OS X since a “MAC” can run both*.

    but seriously for every 1 app written for windows there are about 50 sucky ones. So whats your point? At least with the Mac apps the ratio of bad ones to good ones is not as bad.

  24. By thebsdguy on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    Oh yes Windows …
    Oh yes Windows isn’t functional at all

    *goes back to using applications from a much larger selection than that for the Mac*

  25. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    Windows may give …
    Windows may give you more options but they are mostly all options dealing with how the gui looks rather than making it more functional. And in the case of some of the add ons people put on windows - well they are OS X features.

  26. By endlessdream94 on Aug 2, 2009 | Reply

    You and many others …
    You and many others may not have had problems but the majority have. If this is the case then how come EVERY pc user has at some point experienced the bsod yet you say “kernel panic” to a mac user and they say “what’s that?”.

    And i to multitask as you do with no issues or load on the os

    so the problem still does not exist between the keyboard and chair - but with Microsoft.

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