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From: doner@aerospace.aero.org (John Doner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Loss of Mac's 20% over Windows 3.0 : The TRUTH
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Date: 6 Jul 90 19:24:29 GMT
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In article <1990Jul3.113921.1299@d.cs.okstate.edu> minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) writes:
>  I personally think it is in Apple's best interests to come as close to
>giving away Macs as is possible to increase the installed base. In the
>long run, this would be very beneficial.

Do that, and they won't be around for the long run, or if they are, we won't
care.  The money for all that R & D, developing and improving user interfaces,
innovative software like Hypercard, etc., let alone the hardware, has to come
from somewhere.  The only way Apple could sell computers at PC-clone prices
would be to give up its future; they could lay off the research staff, and
start pumping out lots of cheap variations on the SE.  This would expand
market share for a while.  Then what?