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From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Macintoshes and Apple's Satellite Announcement
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Date: 18 Oct 90 00:11:12 GMT
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In article <40963@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> cromwell@acsu.buffalo.edu (mark j cromwell) writes:
>   Apple probably just killed what's left of their share in the education
>market. Educators are willing to pay $1500 for a computer. $2000+ is just
>too much. The LC is over priced, they won't even consider buying it.  Not
>to mention the Macintosh has virtually no educational software.

	You are overlooking the Apple IIe card, if you are not, then how
	how can you say there is no education software for the Mac?

>   IBM's machine has the magic $1500, greater storage capacity and what 
>educators really love: COLOR. That and the IBM name spells doom for the
>education market for Apple. A lot of educators want "up to date", affordable,
>business oriented compututers: IBM (hey, it's true, that's what they think).
	
	You have obviously never used a PS/1 have you, it makes the Macintosh
	at any price look good... For $1500 you get nothing that remotely
	compares to a Mac in any way, shape or form..

>   I'd also like to point out that Macintosh technology is itself looking
>pretty ragged. The 68000 is a > 10 year CISC chip. When the price / performance
>ratio gets too high Apple will start looking at the 88000. Fool me once shame
>on you, fool me twice shame on me. 
>   "Macintosh forever!"

	You have the same bias as many other "experienced" Mac users. You think
	that a new computer buyer is going to know or care how long the 68K has
	been around. Yes, eventually the 68K will fall to the wayside, but its
	not dead yet. I suspect it has a few more years before it falls into
	the bit bucket.

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