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From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Why it is not power without price anymore?
Message-ID: <3470.272437eb@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 23 Oct 90 12:30:34 GMT
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In article <656@tron.UUCP>, shipley@tron.UUCP (Bill Shipley) writes:
> One reason not to buy a NeXT is the lack of a significant user base. Unless
> the sales of NeXT machines increases dramatically, development of
> application software for the NeXT will be miniscule even when compared to 
> the ST applications available.
> 
> Bill Shipley

This is an old Chicken&Egg problem. I bought one of the first Atari ST's
in Finland many years ago. There was even less software for the ST then
than there is for NeXT now. And NeXT IS selling quite well, I understand
that they sell about all the machines they can produce. 

I for one would like to MAKE the software, not just use it, and for
this, NeXT would be ideal with it's Interface Builder and everything.

Don't get me wrong, I like my ST. But I just wish Atari could make as
good price/performance than NeXT does - I bought my ST back then when it
was the best price/performance. And I can't live with my old 68000
forever...


			Jouni