Re: What if..........

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mbnet.mb.ca>]

Rubywand wrote:
> 
> "Donald C. Lee" writes ...
> >
> > Guys n gals,
> >
> >     I'm bored tonight and I had a bunch of ideas floating around to post
> > to CSA2.  Here's my first one:
> >
> >     For those with real imaginitive minds and love fantasys and/or what if
> > scenarios, how about picking some point in time with regards to Apple
> > Computer Inc. (or even the Apple II itself) and thinking....."what if this
> > had happened?" instead of what actually occured.
> >
<snip> 
>      Oh, and in 1998, a company called "Microsoft" sues Apple for unfair
> practices in the marketing of its GS-Net98 internet browser!
> 
> Rubywand

	I agree with your assessment. In the late 80's and early 90's Apple was
going strong with two platforms. Were they to have kept up the Apple//
series they would not have alienated over half their customer base. I
suspect they would still be giving Micro$oft a run for their money. They
would have found simpler is better (and faster). Their reputation of
honesty and quality would have put more Macs and Apples in the office.
Of course they would have had to drop the price of the Macs a little.
Still, considering the profit margins on those machines there would be
no problem.

	Now if they were to have actually *pushed* the Apple// we would now be
talking about 128 or 256 bit machines.

				Later
				Mike