John Dvorak: Apple should spin off the Macintosh

No.

The Mac is an incredibly valuable part of Apple’s ecosystem. If people were, en masse, leaving the Mac for iOS, that might make some (albeit small) amount of sense. But the Mac is an integral part of Apple’s big picture strategy.

The reasons to do this are obvious and simple. PC sales are flagging. While the market for desktop computers and laptops is still enormous, it’s seen as dead. You can see it in all the worldwide tech reporting. It’s become a boring replacement market as people keep their systems longer and longer.

True, sales may be flagging, but it’s all about the ecosystem. Macs help sell iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, etc.

Spin off the Mac? I don’t think so.