Re: Apple ///?

[cheer@i.hate.spam (Christopher D. Heer)]

It was 29 Mar 1997 23:58:48 GMT.  I was reading instead of working.  And 
Tilghman Lesher <Smarter%than%Spam@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> said:

>In article <bjbear-ya023680002903970823460001@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net>, 
>B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin (bjbear@ibm.net) wrote:

>: And the decision to "kill off the Apple //" has nothing to do with the
>: present state of affairs at Apple Computer.  Their present problems are
>: caused by these things:

>: 1.  Insufficient and weak advertising--especially television.

>During the Apple ][ years, Apple showed exactly ONE (1) television ad
>per year.  This is likely not the problem.

>: 2.  Waiting much too long to license the Mac OS & hardware to
>: Mac clone makers.

>This wasn't a problem for the Apple II; in fact, Apple sued clone makers.

>: 3.  Until recently, expensively high prices for anything with the Apple
>: name on it.

>This wasn't a problem for the Apple II, despite the fact that the Apple
>II's were also expensive.

Er, I don't know if you're aware of this, but the computer market has CHANGED 
slightly since the Apple II heyday.

Your comparisons are totally invalid.
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