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From: rapickering@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
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Subject: Re: HyperCard 2.0 online
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Date: 14 Jul 90 19:02:52 GMT
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In article <14005@wpi.wpi.edu>, macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg) writes:
>  > "We do license certain products to BBSes. However, a decision was
>  > made by the product manager not to license Hypercard to BBSes,"
>  > McCaffrey tells Newsbytes. "This was not a legal but a business
>  > decision.
> 
> This is probably due to the latest thinking that Hypercard 2.0 MAY become
> a Claris product, and therefore be able to more effectively complete
> with SuperCard. With that reasoning, that would put Hypercard into a
> commercial category.... just thoughts...
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>    Chris Silverberg                     AOL:   Silverberg
>    Worcester Polytechnic Institute      GEnie: C.Silverberg
>    INTERNET: macman@wpi.wpi.edu         SYSOP: Main Street U.S.A. BBS
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     Well, we've recently had a number of Apple presentations down here in
Miami University.  The Apple reps we had on hand mentioned that Apple 
computer doesn't produce software.  They write operating systems and provide
software which are considered "core technology".  This "core  technology" 
includes all of the products you find on the Apple system software disks 
shipped with every mac.  HyperCard is considered a "core technology", 
therefore, I don't believe they will make it a commercial utility.  Besides,
wouldn't HyperCard 2.0 overtake SuperCard if every mac was shipped with it?
Why buy a package that does everything the same as the product you got
for free?

			Just my 2 cents worth.

			-Rob