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Apple's Asian Production: Macs Up, iPods Down, iPhone Volatile

The question here is whether a Mac is really a "commodity" in the same sense that a Windows computer is. Years ago, when Apple succumbed to the conventional wisdom demanding them to lease out the OS to other companies, the immediate result was competition cutting into Apple's profit margin. Luckily for Apple, Steve came back had the sense to buy Power Computing out before the toothpaste was irrevocably out of the tube. This action "de-commoditized" the Mac OS again and saved Apple's bacon.