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From: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Rumors aren't rumors anymore
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Date: 16 Sep 90 20:09:56 GMT
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In article <1990Sep13.164117.11003@svc.portal.com> moose@svc.portal.com writes:

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>Nobody said you could not get LISP for it, just that you aren't forced to pay
>for it if you don't want it.  If you are basing your entire platform on what
>bundled software comes with the machine, you have some serious problems.


This is one of the greatest things about the NeXT machine: the ability to
rely upon lots of software so you can concentrate upon the base function
of *your* applications.  A database, editor, librarian, etc. are all
available with an inter-application messaging system to tie them together.
Yes, it's all still very first-generation and not well-evangelized, but
nobody should be flamed for relying on bundled software... it was one of
the things that NeXT hyped!

What if NeXT unbundled their object run-time system?  They would break
applications.  What if NeXT unbundles their Lisp run-time?  They will
break applications.  NeXT has apparently decided that the apps that
they would break are too few or too unimportant or otherwise not worth
the effort to get Allegro back on track.  That's a business decision.
>-- 
>Michael Rutman				|	moose@svc.portal.com
>Cubist					|	makes me a NeXT programmer
>Software Ventures			|	That's in Berkeley
>smile, you're on standard disclaimer	|	<fill in with cute saying>

--
Edward Jung
Microsoft Corp.

My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.