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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Re^4: C++ options - help!
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Date: 12 Oct 89 21:01:43 GMT
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In article <402@tci.bell-atl.com> kempf@tci.bell-atl.com (Cory Kempf) 
writes:
> The "*Maybe*" was about the application process.
> According to the information that Apple sent me, in order to become a
> partner, I must first send them literature on an existing product
> (since I am the founder of a start-up, we don't *HAVE* any existing
> products), or I can send them my business plan (a *VERY* long
> document that is *VERY* confidential and unfinished) and *Maybe* (yes,
> this is the "*Maybe*" that I was refering to) Apple will approve the
> application.  It first requires the $600 of front money (which we
> don't have as yet... we are self financed -- ie no venture capital.
> Every dollar spent comes out of the founder's pockets) for the
> *APPLICATION*. 
> 
> I think my "*Maybe*" is justified.
> +C
> -- 
> Cory Kempf              Technology Concepts          phone: (508) 
443-7311 x341
> uucp:   {anywhere}!uunet!tci!kempf, kempf@tci.bell-atl.com
> DISCLAIMER: TCI is not responsible for my opinions, nor I for theirs

Ok, I'll buy that, but that isn't how your original post sounded.

As for your business plan being lengthy and extremely confidential, you 
can relax; Apple has a great deal of experience in dealing with lengthy 
and extremely confidential documents. ;-)

Your primary point, I think--that to get MPW support you have to go 
through the iffy process of becoming an Apple Partner--is dead on, but I 
don't see that as NOT fitting our target market for MPW (professional 
developers who have a product or a business plan and can therefore rest 
reasonably assured that they'll become "Partnerized.")

Let's also not forget that some of us (like Keith Rollin, Andrew Shebanow, 
and myself) do our level best to answer questions on many forums--like 
here, for example.

So if you have questions, ASK!  That's what comp.sys.mac.programmer is for.

And it's not like all MPW wisdom resides in Cupertino, either.

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