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From: bird@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (j.l.walters)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Barney Stone's comments on meeting with apple
Message-ID: <14046@cbnewsd.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Apr 90 01:42:48 GMT
References: <1023@tahoma.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <1023@tahoma.UUCP>, by prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg):

>> Perhaps apple didn't let anyone know about the future of the II
>> because  they didn't have anything to tell. i.e. They probably
>> didn't have any new products to speak of

> IF that were the case I think most people wouldn't shouting so
> loud here on the net.  I suspect that it's not the case at all,
> but rather, Apple DTS has some really slick things designed for
> the Apple II line.  It's just that management won't let them out
> the door, (they're worried it might hurt MAC sales

Please don't confuse Apple Development Technical Support (DTS)
with Apple policy. folks (in general) don't end up in a department
because they don't support the views of the department.

I can assure you that I, as a member of a department, have not and
perhaps do not support the views of the department in a number of
cases. however, I do work for that company and as such, have their
eventual survivial as an objective.

Having these duel objectives causes me GREAT personal pain at time
as I'm sure it does DTS.

The message here is, don't assume DTS always espouses company
views.


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