Re: I appologize for confusing Apple with Mac

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <51k3bc$jte@news.vanderbilt.edu>,
Tilghman Lesher <lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu> wrote:

>: > So not only did Apple make a stupid decision before, it doesn't learn
>: > from its mistakes!  What's that quote about survival of the fittest?
>
>:         So?  Microsoft won't support 386's on Windows NT 4.x.  Won't
>: support 486's from 4.5 and up.
>
>:         Is THIS the example you want to make?  386's were actively new
>: MUCH more recently than the //gs was.
>
>Sure!  Microsoft, first off, didn't manufacture the 386.  Apple DID
>manufacture the Apple IIgs.

So? It's pretty stupid to gripe about a company which makes both hardware
and software, and going with people who farm out the OS and build only 
hardware, and getting software from a company who says bug the hardware 
company for technical support. Of course, I think it's stupid to gripe about
a company which has brought so much innovation to the industry and praise
a company which has to buy out companies or products or blatantly copy someone
else's in order to have any products.

>Second, Microsoft still supports the 80x86, yes?  Apple no longer
>supports the 65xxx, right?

How much support do you think Microsoft would give intel processors if the
last in the series debuted in '85, as in the case of 6500s?

>If Apple had promoted the machine which made them into such a big company,
>they would be a much bigger market force.  This is the same as saying MS
>would not have as much power.  Agreed?

Does Ford still sell/support the Model T, the car that made them a big
company? They seem to be doing well in the car market just the same. On the
other hand, just imagine how well they would compete now if they were still
using 1920's car technology.

>Come on, now.  The Apple II was outselling Mac 5:1, and you think Mac
>was so great.  What did it have?  A grayscale screen and MacPaint.
>Ooooh, how wonderful.  The Apple II had thousands of titles behind it.

By your logic, the Apple ][ should have never been supported since Apple I's
were outselling Apple ][s 5:1 at the ]['s introduction.

For another perspective on Apple's dropping support for old systems, check
out the jubilation in comp.sys.mac.system over the announcement that 68000
support is ending. Some people look forward, not back.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
shack@frii.com