If this pans out, it should be pretty easy to get Apple to license
Rhapsody for PCs (Intel), since it'll have a high price point and be a
very different market.
-- Ernie P.
Begin forwarded message:
> ---For Immediate Release--
>
>
> PowerTools first MacOS cloners to ship MacOS 8.0
>
>
> PowerTools announced today that they will be the first Mac clone
> vendor to ship MacOS 8.0. Beginning on September 8, 1997, PowerTools
> will include MacOS 8.0 with every infiniti T2 MacOS clone that
> it ships. Each infiniti T2 will also have a full 1 year on-site
> warranty provided by a national third party service provider and
> free (800) technical support.
>
> The standard configuration for the newly released infiniti T2
> systems is as follows:
>
> 604e/200MHz PPC, 50Mhz Bus, Mini-Tower, 5 PCI, 8 Drive bays, 3D
> graphics 32MB/3.2GB/16x/512k/2vram/4MB video card/video in-out/TV
> tuner/KB/MacOS8.0/1 yr.-on-site
>
> Price.....$2,279
>
> This is in response to the current changes by Apple concerning
> the licensing of MacOS 8. 3Although the price for the infiniti
> T2 is slightly higher,2 says Victor Wong, CEO of PowerTools,2we
> feel that it is necessary to provide the latest version of the
> MacOS for our valued customers. If along the way it helps to make
> Apple profitable once again, then to us it is a win-win situation.
> However, we are providing much more value than the bump in price
> for MacOS 8.0, we are guaranteeing that your new computer will
> have solid service and technical support. 3
>
> Due to the questions that are now circulating concerning MacOS
> licensing, these additional assurances are necessary. 3PowerTools
> still retains every single license that it had when it started.
> We are still shipping, we are still developing new systems, and
> our contract says that we have at least four more years to do
> so.2 states Wong, 3We1re already planning our New Years Party
> for the year 2000.2
>
> Although many think that MacOS licensing may be over, Wong states
> the following, 3Apple has said that MacOS licensing is not over,
> it just has to be different. This is a game and the rules change
> from time to time. It may not always be fair, but you have to
> change with it. You cannot fight against the ocean tides, but
> you can learn to swim with dignity. We1ve got our swimming shorts
> on.2
>
>
> Contact:
>
>
>
> Victor Wong
> CEO, PowerTools
> 4544 S. Lamar Blvd. Suite 101
> Austin, Texas 78745
> United States, Planet Earth
> Tel: 512-891-0646 ext. 360
> Fax: 512-476-6399
> url: www.pwrtools.com