Re: Commentary: I Hate to Leave Like This

[kkenn@cleese.apana.org.au (Kristian Kennaway)]

In article <2g6adg$k65@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
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>This is _THE_ reason. I am not going to buy anything from Apple too. Why?
>This is the same company that keep releasing new products and abandon it.
>Like Apple III, Lisa and Apple IIGS.
>
>Oh, I do thanks Apple for new system software upgrade, but this is NOT the
>kind of "support" I am looking for. Apple is partially responsible in the
>state of Apple II nowadays (this is an understatement, but I am just trying
>to avoid starting a new war), and from the experience I get from it, I no
>longer trust this company.

You'll find that most other PC companies will do exactly the same thing: for
example, does Commodore do much thesedays for the 128 and 64? What about the
Vic-20? Does IBM still support the XT/AT/PCjr? (I don't know the answers to
these questions, but I can make a pretty good guess). I think the fact that
Apple held on the the // for as long as it did (15+ years is a pretty long
time in the world of computers) is amazing, and, while I wish they hadn't
abandoned it the way they did, well, such is life...good luck wherever else
you decide to buy from, and I hope you don't run into the same problem 5 or
10 years down the track...

Kris

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