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by ender341341 976 days ago
Not entirely, It'd still be macOS/iPad OS and the accompanying hardware, but say for the suggested toughbook-like you still get the useful ergonomics of apple's software but in a ruggedized form factor in a market segment that has been stuck with a few specific products because of specific requirements.

I don't think they're suggesting go full on wintel with every major computer manufacturer having a free for all making a same but slightly different styling and slightly different quality.
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solardev 976 days ago
Sounds like that'd be an opportunity for collaboration, like an Apple x Panasonic special edition Toughbook. Likely that would have significant screen and sound and heat tradeoffs though.

I hope Apple doesn't license out their stuff and dilute their brand though. Didn't they already try that with Apple compatible OS 7 PCs back in the day? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_clone?wprov=sfla1

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