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Which is why nowadays vertical integration like everyone was doing back then is back.

As survivor of that era, Apple proved the point of higher margins, and the remaining OEMs want a piece of the pie, even better if it is ARM based instead of x86.



Is anyone doing vertical integration in the computer space besides Apple?


Most of the laptop vendors, with their pre-installed Windows, alongside OEMs differentiation customisations.

Android tablets with detachable keyboards.

Chromebooks as well.

The only PCs left with customisation are those aquariums full of rainbows, built by gamers.

In mainstream of course, then there all those little brands that only HN like audiences care that they exist.




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