I think it IS possible if Microsoft chucked a bucket load of money into it....Windows XP is a blatant rip off of Mac OS X. And XBox. When did "X" become so popular anyway?
Windows is so bloated now that there are many holes and flaws that are starting to crop up. Perhaps of export an iTunes for Windows Apple might be better to export Mac OS X for Intel? It would kill Windows over night and Microsoft knows it.
Apple has certainly made mistakes and continues to make them. Apple's marketing can definitely be more aggressive like that of Microsoft, being so in your face.
For others to copy the Music Store, it may be more difficult than people are saying. For a start, they will need to talk to the 5 big music labels. Not an easy feat.
Also, people forget that no one knew how successful it was going to be. Had it failed and Apple had launched both Windows and Mac, it would have done Apple more harm than good. Not only that, but have wasted valuable R&D time when Apple could have been developing Panther and all the costs involved. You could defeintely see Apple being criticsed for that had it failed. Would the Mac community be as pleased if Panther was delayed so that Apple could develop iTunes for Windows? I think not!
Now that it is successful, everyone wants a piece of the action and they can all switch to macs!
Apple Should Have Released The Music Store For Windows First
Apple Should Have Released The Music Store For Windows First