Dell would be 'happy' to sell PCs running Mac OS X
{{date|June 17, 2005}}

PC manufacturer and [[w:Apple Computer|Apple Computer]] competitor [[w:Dell, Inc.|Dell, Inc.]] has stated that it is interested in shipping computers running Apple's [[w:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]].  [[w:Michael Dell|Michael Dell]], founder and chairman of Dell Computers, made the comments while talking to David Kirkpatrick of [[w:Fortune (magazine)|Fortune magazine]].

"If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers," Dell wrote in an email to Kirkpatrick.  Apple recently [[Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs gives opening keynote to WWDC 2005|announced]] that it would begin using [[w:Intel|Intel]] [[w:x86|x86]] microprocessors in its computers next year, but has continued to deny reports that they will allow their [[w:Operating system|OS]] to be run on non-Apple hardware.

==See also==
*[[Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs gives opening keynote to WWDC 2005]]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fastforward/0,15704,1072719,00.html |title=Dell Says He’d Sell Apple’s Mac OS |author=David Kirkpatrick |pub=Fortune magazine|date=June 16, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/16/dell_eyes_apple/ |title=Dell 'happy' to ship Mac OS X-based PCs |author=Tony Smith |pub=The Register |date=June 16, 2005}}

   
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PC manufacturer and Apple Computer competitor Dell, Inc. has stated that it is interested in shipping computers running Apple's Mac OS X.  Michael Dell, founder and chairman of Dell Computers, made the comments while talking to David Kirkpatrick of Fortune magazine.

"If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers," Dell wrote in an email to Kirkpatrick.  Apple recently announced that it would begin using Intel x86 microprocessors in its computers next year, but has continued to deny reports that they will allow their OS to be run on non-Apple hardware.
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