Re: Can't say I'm happy about -this-...

[mford@socal.rr.com (Mike Ford)]

> > > http://www.mackido.com/Opinion/WhyKillProducts.html
> > 
> > Well, after all, it _is_ a Mac 'zine. The writers there aren't going 
> > to say "Apple really screwed up when it dropped the II series and 
> > went with Mac" (but, we will).
> 
> Apple's real mistake was coming out with the IIGS, instead of coming out 
> with an inexpensive color Mac that could run Apple II software.
> 
> The IIGS is a great computer, but it was _not_ the direction Apple was 
> going at the time.  The IIGS was a corporate misfit that never got the 
> resources it needed, and therefore suffered from neglect until it was 
> finally killed off.  I'd rather have seen no IIGS at all than this kind 
> of ignoble end.

As I remember it, Apple killed the II series to sell macs. Forced
migration is a trademark of Steve Jobs, recently applied to the non power
PC macs, and soon to be done to the non G3 macs. Hopefully it will
backfire with the same results again (adios Steve). Unfortunately the
short term result is higher profits, due to lower support cost, and
increased revenues.

Its all history now anyway. Hardware is no longer the dominant industry,
and profits from the sector are bound to drop steadily until it reaches a
commodity level.