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From: djmolny@wnuxb.UUCP (DJ Molny)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Apple Shafts America; or, The Computer For the Rich of Us
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Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 11:36:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 24 11:36:17 1984
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What's all this noise about old Macs losing their value?  Unless you're
planning to sell the thing tomorrow, depreciation is only a paper loss
designed to keep accountants busy.  You want to see depreciation?  Buy a
new car.  It will depreciate 10-20% the first day you own it.

The price was bound to come down; how could it not?  Us early birds (I got
mine in April) paid for product development costs, tooling costs, and
a high demand/supply ratio.  So what did we get in return?  Six months of
machine time, that's what.  Was it worth it?  Maybe yes, maybe no.  So far,
my Mac has helped me generate $1500 in consulting income (using MS-Basic of
all things! I feel so cheap...)

Every Mac owner knew the price would come down and memory would increase.
Everyone who writes software knows that product release dates are fairy tales.  
If you paid the premium for an early machine and couldn't use it, then I'm
sorry for you.  But I think everyone knew what they were getting into.


						Regards,
						DJ Molny
						ccom consultants, inc.
						   at
						AT&T Technologies
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