Re: OS For IIGS

["Otter" <otter@oz.SpammersWillBeKilled&Eaten.net>]

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997 18:22:25 -0500, 
Rick Hatton  <hattonr@aug.com > wrote:

>Jim Wong <jimw@vosaic.com> wrote:
>
>> 1) Motorola, Umax and Power Computing didn't have to fund development of
>>MacOS.
>No, but they did have to pay for it, and Umax and Moto had
>apparently agreed to pay the higher licensing fees.
>
>> 2) Motorola's clone operation was losing money when it shut down, and
>> rumors has it that Power was as well.
>
>Maybe. But Umax continues to sell $999 cpus and MacTell sells full
>systems at $999. Apple should be able to sell $999 systems too. When
>they do, or when an Apple Os runs on such inexpensive hardware, more
>people will run an Apple OS.
>
>Rick
>

I hope this doesn't sound too petty, but I would have more respect for 
them if they made it an even $1000 instead of making it look like you 
are saving a bundle by dropping it a whole dollar just to make it a 
3-digit price instead of 4-digit.  :3

--Just one of my little pet gripes.--

--Otter