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From: sharp@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A/UX 2.0 Great ... But who can afford it ?
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Date: 24 Mar 90 00:27:20 GMT
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Hiya,

>> In article <5363@paperboy.OSF.ORG> mbrown@osf.org (Mark Brown) writes:
>I stand corrected, here. 
>It's still a non-expandable (in the sense that a PC or Mac is) diskless 
>workstation, no?

Actually yes it is.  SCSI and AT bus on are on it.  But it was offered
mearly as an example.  If you want others, look at the IBM 6000
series.  Yes it is a bit more expensive, but it also runs one hell
of a lot faster.  I must admin, I am an IBM hater from way back,
but the 6000 is impresive.

My point is that Apple is STILL way overpriced.  Others are releasing
stuff that is cheaper and more powerful.  What is more, with stuff
like X, Motif, NeXt step (comes with the 6000) etc, Mac is no longer
the only easy to use interface on the block.  It is only a matter of
time before hoards of programs appear that use the new interface
*standards*.

I like Mac, but currently, they are pricing themselves out of the
market.  And there is not need, just scam a look at a developer
price list.  If they sold for 15-25% over that price, they would
be laughing.  What they lost in markup they would make up in
volume.

I ask again, come on Apple, why are you so expensive ?

	maurice

PS I do own a ci, it cost most of my savings, but I like it.
Maurice Sharp MSc. Student
University of Calgary Computer Science Department
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