And I expect that, just as in the past, Apple's own proprietary OS is their primary concern. So, their dabbling's in UNIX was and still is an article of suspicion. Now let me explain why I think Apple will not ship Linux machines to the retail market. First, Apple has been refocusing its OS efforts on OS X. Rhapsody DR2 has been out in beta testing for Donkey's years. Increasingly Apple is trying to get into the Consumer market with the iMac.
Ease of use is critical in the first two segments.
These markets will not accept Linux boxes. Can't be done. That's Apple's biggest asset- loyal customers. Most K-12 institutions cannot afford a full time Sys Admin, if something goes wrong, a 45 year old mother of two has to fix the problem. ASIP does an admirable job in this respect.