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From: mjwargo@athena.mit.edu (Michael J Wargo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: It's off until first half of '91
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Date: 28 Sep 90 01:37:09 GMT
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In article <45231@apple.Apple.COM>, heksterb@Apple.COM (Ben Hekster) writes:
|> Regarding the postponed release of System 7.0, a posting reads:
|> 
|> > Personally, I think this is a rather offensive practice.  If I want to
|> > bitch about it, I will go right ahead.  If they stop talking to me,
|> > maybe I will buy someone else's product.
|> 
|> Let's not forget that we are all getting this particular product free of
                                                                    ^^^^^^^
|> charge, though.
   ^^^^^^

	I guess I'm getting confused.  Many have commented that a
	primary reason for high Apple CPU prices is the cost of R&D.
	Haven't we really paid for this development by purchasing
	systems from Apple?  One more comment.  It has been opined
	that since the developers don't know what the system software
	will look like before it is written, there is a lot of 
	uncertainty in delivery dates.  A simple question:  Why not
	delay the announcement *until* enough development has been
	accomplished to bring some believability to it?

|> 
|>         It's easy to forget, sometimes--but remember that behind the image of
|> a large company it really comes down to a lot of individuals working very hard
|> on System Software development.  If it could have been released now, it would
|> have--they don't like delaying it any more than you do.

	*But*, Apple decided to make the announcement when they did!

						Mike Wargo

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