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From: krb20699@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Dealers and Sys. 5.0
Message-ID: <113300127@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 24 Oct 89 09:40:41 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!krb20699    Oct 23 15:49:00 1989


     Like I said.  There are many reasons for a lot of what Apple did.  No-one
seems to want to verify their flames before letting them out.  Like Matt said,
if you have complaints, don't just post hate-notes, and describe your reasons
only if you're challenged.  Complain to someone who can do something.
     I am also in a large environment full of Macs (mostly IIs) and PS/2s,
with no IIs to be found.  It frustrates me, too.  But I see the University
of Illinois' reasoning (in my case) for this.  They get discounts on the stuff
they buy, so why not get the "better," higher-priced stuff, e.g. Mac IIcis
and PS/2 Model 70s.  I also believe that the GS could fit in, and I'd really
love to be CEO of Apple Computer Inc. (I don't know how people would agree,
though :-) to make some changes, but I'm not.  I don't disagree enough with
Apple's policies to file a complaint.
     The only computer I've ever owned is an Apple II.  Don't think I have
it out for the II, I really like the machines, but even though a lot of
complaints fly around comp.sys.apple, and the other nets, they rarely make
it to the correct people.  I'm not sure exactly what powers Dave Lyons and
Matt Deatherage have on this issue, but two people in a corporation as large
as Apple who have to deal with vague "this is bad" comments is not my idea
of a good form of user feedback.

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