Re: Re. Sun-Apple

[rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)]

In article <4fc89g$l5t@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Mike LaMorte) quotes Dennis Doms
(ddoms@qni.com) who wrote:

>: Apple is obviously marketing Macs as personal computers, and therefore
>: in competition with IBM compatibles. A competition they appear to be
>: losing in the marketplace.
>

    Exactly. As an Apple II user who also uses a PC, it is still difficult
to be extremely enthusiastic about either the Mac or PC, except as to how
the competition may impact support for the II series.

    Apple's big problem is that, in going for PC-compatibility, the
company became locked into a competition where the economics of scale
overwhelmingly favor the 'enemy'. Unless Apple, perhaps merged with Compaq
or IBM, is prepared to get down into the trenches, engage in predatory
pricing, and win back a big chunk of the home market, it is a competition
which can have only one outcome. Indeed, it may already be too late.

    A less risky alternative is a move to reclaim the II user base. Unlike
the Mac, the II series remains non-PC-compatible. Unlike the PC, it is a
sophisticated platform easily protected from cloners. Most important,
there are still legions of II owners who remain 'interested'. This
includes many who now use PC's.


Rubywand