Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!aplcen!samsung!crackers!m2c!wpi!macman From: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: RUMOR: Apple to buy Outbound portable? Message-ID: <14350@wpi.wpi.edu> Date: 4 Aug 90 00:22:43 GMT References: <23987@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Reply-To: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg) Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA Lines: 25 In article starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) writes: >The problem I see is that if Apple is indeed pursuing Outbound, it won't >be as impressive as everyone believes. If Apple owns the entire company >and they continue to market the Outbound, they will surely increase the >price tag. I don't think that is what they are working towards. Instead, >I think Outbound has some technology that Apple wants and they are going >after it. Well, as the agreement stands, Apple does not own the company, the will only receive royalties from the product. If Apple DOES eventually use the technology to market it's own version of the Outbound, it will be at a slightly higher price with the Apple logo. But not much, while the Outbound will still sell for the same low price. Apple want to get Laptop Macs in the hand of the consumers at reasonable prices. The Portable did it's job, now it's time for Apple to market a real laptop, like the Outbound, at lower prices. ._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Chris Silverberg AOL: Silverberg Worcester Polytechnic Institute GEnie: C.Silverberg INTERNET: macman@wpi.wpi.edu SYSOP: Main Street U.S.A. BBS FIDONET: 322/575.1 508.832.7725 (1200/2400)