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From: ws0n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Walter Ray Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: IBM did it first
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Date: 7 May 88 08:47:51 GMT
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> *Excerpts from: 6-May-88 Re: IBM did it first Josh Hodas@eniac.seas.up (2876)*

> My understanding is that
> they are afraid that people will pick ugly, amateurish, and garrish color
> combinations that will make the Mac II look bad to others.

Strangely enough, many people I know who have color monitors and Kolor have
picked ugly, amateurish, and garish color combinations that make their Macs
look ridiculous.  The editors of InfoWorld are included in this group--as are
plenty of software developers.  Remember the pre-release Color More screen with
the purple scroll bars?

What you say makes some sort of sense.  Apple does seem to have more 'corporate
aesthetic sense' than most computer manufacturers, which makes me wonder where
the Extended Keyboard came from...  However, I tend toward the simpler
solution.  Why _should_ they provide printer drivers for arbitrary third-party
printers?  Isn't that what the third parties are for?

> *Excerpts from: 5-May-88 Re: IBM did it first Terence David Murphy@and (8513)*

> Example: about two years ago Toyota
> recalled the Tercels from a couple of years of manufacturering to replace the
> ignition system because it had shown to be defective and could become a very
> expensive thing to fix if it went out.  They did this at no cost, and the fan
> seems like the exact same situation.  Toyota knows how to handle situations
> like this and keep customer satisfaction, Apple just needs to learn things
> like this.

You're comparing a noisy fan to a defective ignition system?  No, you're saying
they're precisely equivalent.  Hmmm.  Anyway, keep in mind the other side of
the story.  When color monitors were not shipping as promised, people bought
monochrome monitors in the interim and Apple later replaced them with color
monitors at no charge.  So maybe they're not total bozos.

- Walt