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From: moreno@cs.umn.edu (Andres Moreno)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Rumor -> Loss of Mac's 20% advantage over Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1990Jun29.013048.18838@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 29 Jun 90 01:30:48 GMT
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Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - CSCI Dept.
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It seems that we are now engaging in a "my computer is better than yours war",
which could be resolved only if the software world were a static one. Note that
when the Mac came out, you could do precious little work with it. Within some
years, it took a position of leadership for Desktop publishing and *nice* 
graphical interfaces. It now has problems: how to do multitasking without 
losing its software base? (My answer: do virtual machines, but instead of doing
it like the other guys, do it the IBM mainframe way)

Anyhow, the outcome of Win 3.0 has been to put some pressure on the people at
Apple to make computers affordable, much in the same way the Mac pressed MS DOS
software to get better with regards to user interaction.

I want a new machine, but the nagging question is: which way to go? I think I'll
go the Mac route if:
   i) Prices come down
   ii) Software offerings continue to be way better than on the other side.

Regarding rear view mirrors, I think it is time the customer looked at the 
computer industry through one of them.

Regards, Andres F. Moreno