Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: utzoo!utstat!philip
From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Re: Apple's Non-Support of the GS
Message-ID: <1990Oct3.233330.15972@utstat.uucp>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 90 23:33:30 GMT
References: <9017@ucrmath.ucr.edu> <5681@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <9034@ucrmath.ucr.edu>
Organization: Statistics, U. of Toronto

In article <9034@ucrmath.ucr.edu> rhyde@ucrmath.ucr.edu (randy hyde) writes:
>At one time the Apple II made Apple a lot of money.  Apple supported the
>machine.  Now, the Macintosh is making them more money-- for whatever reason
>including they decided to "kill" off the Apple II.  So What! 

Did Apple officially decide to "kill" the GS? I certainly haven't heard or
received any such notice. I would suggest you quit speculating and start
quoting official announcements.

As for your statement re " owing II users nothing", I would give that more
thought than you seem to have. I have used Mac's from the beginning and am
a recent GS user. I got the GS for a certain purpose. It turned out to be
much nicer than I every imagined. One reason for getting a GS as opposed
to say an ST or a PC etc...had to do with brand name loyalty. Apple has    
been good to me in the past, and I consider that it is trying to continue
that with my GS. For this reason, I have hesitated before ever getting a
computer from another company, even though there are some interesting ones
out there. 

[lot's of stuff deleted which I don't understand]

Philip McDunnough
Professor of Statistics
University of Toronto-> philip@utstat.toronto.edu
[my opinions]