EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

fernstudio wrote: 
>
> (quoting)
> > That would really lower my opinion of them. Perhaps it is Steve Jobs'
> > sometimes-unscrupulous decision-making that is playing a roll. He does it
> > with Mac hardware. OSX is gorgeous. I bet millions would switch from
> Windows
> > if it ran on a PC processor. Egos man, they ruin everything.
>
> Although I agree with you that there is some 'ego' involved here, it is also 
> about survival.  What Apple and Steve Jobs would like you to do (as witnessed
>
> by their ad campaign at the moment) is switch from PC to Mac.  Releasing an 
> intel-based OSX version gives you *no* incentive whatsoever to do this.



Dude -- I think the point Jer is making is that there_are_  more than a few
dollars to be made selling just software.  

Look at M$. 

PC hardware companies break their necks competing to bring cheap fast hardware
to market and M$ sits back and collects the toll as OS supplier. They ship CDs
that cost nothing to make -- these days you don't even get a manual. Their
expenses are marketing, software development, and lawsuits  -- in that order
probably.

Apple makes software for a tiny market -- it's own hardware. This could change
but only if Steve could wean himself and the rest of Apple off the "cool
looking hardware" thing. The laughable "switch" campaign ("I couldn't find my
files." -- give me a break)  would be consigned to the nearest wheelie bin  in
the event that Apple reconceived its business strategy. 

Regards,
M