Context: Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers. At one point, its product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names. These models competed against Macintosh clones, hardware manufactured by third parties that ran Apple's System 7. This succeeded in increasing the Macintosh's market share somewhat, and provided cheaper hardware for consumers, but hurt Apple financially as existing Apple customers began to buy cheaper clones which cannibalized the sales of Apple's higher-margin Macintosh systems, yet Apple still shouldered the burden of developing the Mac OS platform.

Question: What did Apple's creation of too many similar models do to potential buyers?
Answer: confused potential buyers

Question: What was the hardware manufactured by third parties for Apple's System 7 known as?
Answer: Macintosh clones

Question: What did the Macintosh clones provide for consumers?
Answer: cheaper hardware

Question: What did Macintosh clones succeed in increasing for Macintosh?
Answer: market share

Question: Who did the Macintosh clones hurt financially?
Answer: Apple

Question: What did Microsoft's creation of too many similar models do to potential buyers?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the hardware manufactured by third parties for Apple's System 6 known as?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did the Microsoft clones provide for consumers?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Macintosh clones succeed in decreasing for Macintosh?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did the Macintosh clones help financially?
Answer: Unanswerable