Lets say Apple authorized Dell to sell dual boot computers
After they checked out OSX for a while I'm sure most users would end up using Windows 7 most of the time
Based on what?
> Lets say Apple authorized Dell to sell dual boot computers. After they checked out OSX for a while I'm sure most users would end up using Windows 7 most of the time
Hodar, your wish shows that you don't understand that Apple is a SYSTEMS company, that makes their money on their hardware, not their software. Apple can't "compete directly against Windows" -- they make and sell SYSTEMS. Not just software. Totally different business model. It's like wishing that a football player would model lingerie -- it just doesn't work that way.
Dennis, I agree with you that eyeball-to-eyeball, most users would end up with Windows rather than OS-X. But the reason is that most users (90%) presently use Windows, and most Windows users have at least one Windows-only application they depend on. They won't switch arbitrarily to Mac.
It has nothing to do with which OS is "better", or "prettier", or "easier to use", or "stabler", or "more secure". The decision would be made, most of the time, on the basis of "Does it run my Windows-only application that I'm used to?", answer = "No", result = stick with Windows.
Users like that don't want to hear about VMware or Parallels or BootCamp, either. So arguments that they can have BOTH Windows and Mac cut no ice.