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Apple Should License the Mac to Dell
17 October 2006
 
Mark Stahlman   Charles Smulders  

Gartner Invest believes that it is time for Apple to license the Macintosh, and that Dell would be the best partner. Apple would benefit from expanded distribution, Dell would benefit from the differentiated products, and Intel would benefit from wider sales of a non-AMD platform.





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