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From: nowlin@ihu1e.UUCP (Jerry Nowlin)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Apple kept the elevator
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Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 14:25:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 26 14:25:57 1984
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     I can hardly believe all you moaners and groaners that bought a "cute"
little Macintosh and now you feel shafted.  I think Michael Ward summed it up
very nicely: "You've been stupid enough to cough up the bucks so far..."

     Anyone who buys a computer and isn't familiar with the pitfalls involved
should ask someone who is for help.  Anyone who is familiar will tell you
never to buy a new product till it's been out there for 6 months and you can
see what it will do.  Falling prices along with semi-annual upgrades are
almost constants in the micro business.  I have yet to buy anything, from a
plain dumb terminal to a whole computer system, that hasn't dropped in price
within a few months.  Even after waiting 6 months to see how it stands up on
the market.

     I was slobbering over the Macs in the store when they first came out, but
after 6 months I wasn't hungry anymore.  I got a box of crayons at home if I
want to draw pictures (they'll do colors!).  You guys think you got the shaft.
I think you were bending over with your cheeks spread when you bought your
128K Mac.

Jerry