Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!csus.edu!ucdavis!csusac!csuchico.edu!cindy!tempest From: tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Next intro: any effect on Mac _high-end_ prices? Message-ID: Date: 14 Oct 90 09:32:11 GMT References: <1990Oct14.053734.11894@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@ecst.csuchico.edu (USENET) Organization: California State University, Chico Lines: 39 In-Reply-To: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu's message of 14 Oct 90 04:22:55 GMT Reading the discussion about the advantages/disadvantages of the new NeXTs versus the Macintosh brought memories of when the Macintosh was in its infancy where everyone compared the Mac with IBM PCs and compatibles. "Well, the Mac is overpriced... you can get peripherals for the PC much cheaper than you can for the Mac... blah blah blah blah..." Well, the tides have changed and now Macintosh has a much larger market share than before...things have gotten more inexpensive than the bad old days. What will become of NeXT? Only time will tell. I hope NeXT succeeds; I hope Apple does, too. If Apple wakes up and sells machines at a more reasonable price, the whole Macintosh and potential Macintosh communities benefit--likewise for NeXT enthusiasts, although the way NeXT is marketing their new machines, they're headed in the right direction. This bickering about price is going nowhere: those who like NeXTs will continue to like them and appreciate their usefulness; those who don't like NeXTs but would rather stick with Macs (really whatever CPU they like) would continue to not care. I would like to think it is the individuals who ultimately decides, and this is true for the most part. Those new NeXTs sure look nice; and frankly, if Apple introduces its '040 box that's above the price of the new Cube--not the NeXTstation--I will jump ship and get a NeXT before buying another Macintosh. I get in on a good deal when I see one, and as a programmer, I see the NeXT as a great deal--much better than what Apple has given us in terms of price/performance. But then, it's hard to give your customers a good deal when you've got a monopoly... Speaking of the "bad old days," I just remembered that I paid more for my Apple II+ with 64K RAM (ooooh!!) in 1981 than I did for my SE in 1988. Chills go up my spine. Can't wait for that Craystation for $2395 with 1 GB RAM... Ken -- ..............................................................________________. tempest@ecst.csuchico.edu, tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu,|Kenneth K.F. Lui| tempest@sutro.sfsu.edu, tempest@wet.UUCP |________________|