Apple dumping their Apple II customers...

[cwatson@cam.org (Chris Watson)]

I agree that Apple dumped their Apple II customers and left them in the
cold, but unlike most of you, I think they've learned from their
mistakes....

Here's a little something from a recent press release of theirs...

>Making the Transition Easy
>The last time Apple made a transition to a new generation of computers (the
>1984 move from the Apple II to the Macintosh), Apple made a number of errors
>that we're committed not to repeat.  
>--First, we failed to give Apple's installed base of loyal Apple II users an
>easy growth path into the next generation.  With the move to Power
>Macintosh, Apple has given its new computers the ability to run old-style
>Macintosh software, so investments are protected and customers can move
>easily.

If you don't agree, fine; I just wanted to point this out, so don't waste
your time flaming me.

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