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From: jstern@orion.cf.uci.edu (Jeff Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: applefest - Gassee Guffaw
Message-ID: <3026@orion.cf.uci.edu>
Date: 28 Sep 89 06:42:18 GMT
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Reply-To: jstern@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jeff Stern)
Organization: University of California, Irvine
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Great review, Michael: Thanks!  In response to the marketing guy at the
developers' conference on Sunday saying they're considering moving the
II to mom and pop places or Sears, I'm dissapointed.  Also, that Apple 
pleads ignorance of the dealers' pushing the Mac over the II.  Assuming he
is telling the truth, Apple doesn't take the II seriously.  Sears is 
rinky-dink, and ignorance is disinterest.  A while back there was some
mention of a possible contest soliciting suggestions for what we would 
have Apple do with the II, and I was going to suggest that they split into
three divisions, Mac, Claris, and II, and let the II people decide, because
they'd have the desire, ability, and resources to make those decisions.
Now I'm not sure even that would help.    Jeff Stern.

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