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From: tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Computer for the rest of us?
Message-ID: <870238@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Sep 88 11:10:21 GMT
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Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA
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>Whatever happened to the dream of the computer for the rest of us? To the
>vision of Mac decendants as common in households as a toaster?

I think you answer your own question (see below)

>When was the last time you saw a Mac being advertized as the computer
>for the rest of us? 

Apple hasn't advertised this way in a long time because THEY NO
LONGER THINK THAT WAY.  They are into making bucks, and are doing
a very good job of it.

Macs were never cheap, and I doubt there ever will be.  So people
may as well stop belaboring the point. 

I DO agree with TeriAnn that it would be great if everyone could
be able to afford a Mac, but I don't think that Apple will ever
make it possible.  I think that this will only come about if
Mac clones start appearing....

BTW, does anyone have any recent information about the progress
of THE lawsuit?  ;-)

-Ted

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