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From: viking@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Computer for the rest of us?
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Date: 22 Sep 88 00:19:00 GMT
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Nf-From: iuvax.cs.indiana.edu!viking    Sep 21 19:19:00 1988


"A computer for the rest of us."

I think that idea followed Steve Jobs over to NeXT.  :-)  Seriously, I
*do* think the Mac Plus will be sold for a while longer...and maybe
even for less money.

The problem seems to be a conflict between the corporate need to maximize
profits (that's why they hired a guy from Pepsi, you know) and a tradition
of innovation that may not be as valued anymore.

The fact that Apple raised prices without warning (even developers found
out after the fact) makes me a bit angry and disappointed, but I'll have
to reserve judgement until the K-12 Mac and other announced products are
presented to the public before I give up on Apple totally.

Oh well...just a thought...