OS X could become a serious contender to Windows if Apple completely changed the way they market themselves. Have OS X allow third-party developers to make drivers for their hardware and PC makers like Dell give their customers the option of having their PCs loaded with Windows or OS X. There would no longer be a need for the entire Hackintosh scene anymore, and it would have the potential to really kill Microsoft dominance on the PC.
>>45
Once you do that, OS X will be as unstable as Windows; probably worse, for the first few years, and that will give it a reputation that will kill it before it gets on its feet.
>>46 Once you do that, OS X will be as unstable as Windows
Not really. And if you think Windows is really unstable, then either you forgot about the dreadful 9x era (Windows 95/98/ME, especially ME.), or haven't used any version of Windows on a daily basis pre-XP.
>>49
Most of the "hardware" in Apple machines are produced by third parties. OS X has the ability to support much more hardware than it currently does. Maybe during the "beige box" era Apple produced everything inside a Macintosh, but these days, they're pretty much just flash overpriced PCs. Apple excels in software, particularly OS X and gang, also making a killing on other things, iPods, etc. So it should really re-think how it does business home computer wise.