Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site milo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!milo!eric From: eric@milo.UUCP (Eric Bergan) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: mac compatibles ? Message-ID: <775@milo.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 10:31:18 EST Article-I.D.: milo.775 Posted: Tue Nov 27 10:31:18 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:37:43 EST References: <91@vectron.UUCP> <1807@sun.uucp> Organization: JHU/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD Lines: 13 > Personally, I think it would be hard to compete with Apple by making a > cheaper Mac. Apple's cost for the hardware can't be more than a few > hundred dollars, which means they can easily match any price cuts. Rumor had it that counting just cost of hardware, labor, and utilities a mac costs about $300 to produce. Of course, there is advertising, R&D, and factory construction to cover also, but since Jobs fought hard for a $1999 price tag up front, I suspect that they are not loosing money on the little darlings. -- eric ...!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!milo!eric