Re: GenieLamp editorial

[tdixon@everest.acpl.lib.in.us (Tim Dixon)]

wily@svpal.svpal.org (Paul Creager) wrote:

>Air Lee (leed@sfsu.edu) wrote:

>: 	Also, from news reports, Apple has lost a bit of it's marketshare 
>: in the computer world, and with the introduction of Windows 95, one 
>: magazine said this might sound the death kneel for Apple Computer.  Since 
>: I'm going to get a new computer soon to complement my Apple IIe, I was 
>: considering a Mac, but with the news going around about Apple, I am 
>: reconsidering.  Apple has missed us, they might've not missed us before 
>: because the Mac was way ahead of the PC a few years ago, but the PC's are 
>: coming on and maybe people are jumping in and leaving the Mac behind, and 
>: now Apple will regret that they didn't treat Apple II users right.

>I personally feel that the Mac, its architecture, software integration,
>etc., is superior to the PC.  (Since it shares a lot of these traits with
>my GS)  But I would not buy a Mac.
> 
>Now that Microsoft has won its infringement lawsuit brought by Apple,
>Windows will become more and more "Mac-like" as time goes on.  Apple no
>longer has any clear advantages.  People have predicted the demise of
>Apple many times in the past, but I think that this time it'll be more
>truth than fiction.
> 
>Already software developers are writing the Windows version first, with 
>the Mac version following months (or years) later.  Sound familiar?

>If and when Apple goes under, is bought out, or whatever, I won't be too sad.
> 
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>   //     \             Wily

Sigh.  Yes.  Microsoft is catching up, so let's all abandon the
company that brought us long file names before 1980.  (being able to
have file names longer than 8 characters + 3 character extension is
one of the big selling point of Win95)

Apple hes "been on death's door" for the last 10 years, but it refuses
to die.  And it won't for some time: its archtechure is superior, its
system software is more stable, and it's just plain more fun than
Windows based stuff.

So what if Apple lost some market share with Win95's introduction?
Mircosoft will lose some with Copland's (System 8) introduction.  Then
Microsoft will come out with a bigger and better operating system, and
Apple will lose some market share.  Then the Intel 80x86-series
processor (including the Pentium) will be unable to provide any more
power and the Windows enviornment will die as Alpha, Unix, MacOS, VMS
(unless we're *REALLY* lucky), and other RISC-based operating systems
take over the market.

This is at least as reasonable a possible scenario for the development
of the computer industry, and doesn't require Apple to die.

The whole time I will be happily hacking away on my Apple //e,
possibly the most reliable and stable machine I've ever used, while
keeping my Macintosh up-to-date.


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