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From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
Message-ID: <3982.273bfad5@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 10 Nov 90 13:04:21 GMT
References: <1990Nov9.231258.20579@midway.uchicago.edu>
Organization: University of Helsinki
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In article <1990Nov9.231258.20579@midway.uchicago.edu>, gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
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> In article <1990Nov9.224209.18758@agate.berkeley.edu>, knrgroup@garnet.berkeley.edu (Raymond group) writes...
> [...]
>>However, if you would care to use and/or program on a NeXT for a while,
>>you will see what all my words are attempting to describe.
> 
> Hey, if you're willing to give one away, I'm game. :->  Seriously, given the
> volume of your postings, I think you're taking this all to seriously.  The Next
> is really cool, and so is the Mac.  The Next is taking the innovative lead for
> now, and likely the Mac (or whatever Apple comes up with to come after the Mac)
> will surpass the Next at some point.  I remember when the Next first came out

Oh, I can believe that when Apple comes with a 68040 machine (with a
sky-high price probably) they are in some respects better than the old
cube. But NeXT might have a 68050 machine for the same price then... :-)

Actually NeXT seems very cabable of making their system better all the
time - just think of the 1.0 system software versus 2.0 system software
and old cubes versus the NeXTstation (and their prices).

> everyone on the net was saying "Sell your Sun stock!  Sun is dead!".  Well, Sun
> isn't dead, and may in fact do better than Next.  Just shows you you shouldn't
> write off any company too quickly.  And Apple is no exception.
> 

But NeXT seems to be the company that does the best work NOW. And I
won't base my choice of computer on what a company (or other companies)
might possibly make after an year or two (and since NeXT has shown very
good continuing development I doubt they will loose the grip anytime
soon).

> Robert
> 

		Jouni