Re: Idea to save the IIgs

[Slick <PAYSlick_RCBD@hotmail.com>]

Mike Morton wrote:
> 
> Like someone suggested, why don't we just buy the Apple IIgs?  All of
> the AppleII community pulled together to buy that hard drive for Aimov
> correct? (Asimov or that other place...) Why don't we all just donate
> money and put in a formal request to purchase the IIgs rights from
> Apple?  We could publicise this and also make it clear in the statement
> that we could "Take the burden of supporting a much older computer from
> the arms of Apple into our own, thus helping both of us, and ultimately
> helping the user."  I believe that Apple (With the New and Improved
> Steve Jobs) Would consider this offer as a way to dump a crappy old
> product into some suckers arms (Like selling swampland, and this is
> their view, not mine, I like the IIgs) so they could provide the support
> for it.  I do believe it wouldn't take that much cash either.  This is
> exciting to think about to me, email me at mdragon@eagle.ptialaska.net
> to give me your opinions.  I can also start a page about this if you all
> would like that.  I believe we should all work together to accomplish
> this goal.
> 
> Mike
They won't do it because it would be a threat to their precious Power
Macintosh G3. The only way that they might do it is if the agreement was
not to make an new, improved members of the Apple II family. That
stipulation might do the trick, but it would defeat the purpose of the
sale.
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