10 OS lessons Apple could learn from Microsoft

Now that Apple's battle with Psystar is coming to a close, an important realisation has emerged: Apple believes that its operating system, Mac OS X, is the foundation of its intellectual property and a treasure that must never be degraded by allowing the formation of a competing Mac-compatible computer market. If it didn't believe that, it would have licensed the operating system a long time ago.

But that hasn't happened in more than 25 years, and to all appearances, it never will. Now that we know Apple's intentions and strategy are firmly rooted in its operating system, there are some things the company must learn if it wants that OS to gain even more market share. And although some might not like to hear it, many of those lessons can be learned from Microsoft.