As its products began to look dated, several top officials left the company and a host of clone makers raced in.

A longer-term result will be even greater competition among the clone makers.

It is not a message clone makers are eager to hear.

But other clone makers said Apple was keeping them in the dark about whether they could do the same.

Nonetheless, Apple's shift in strategy has angered the clone makers.

The company had approached the clone makers with a new licensing proposal, but it was rejected, he said.

The clone makers of Silicon Valley are at it again.

The 386 clone makers will not have it easy.

In addition, rising chip prices have made it harder for clone makers to compete on price.

Other clone makers have been reporting problems of varying degrees.