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From: yoo@well.sf.ca.us (Young-Kyu Yoo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
Message-ID: <22061@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 8 Dec 90 21:57:49 GMT
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>There is nothing stopping you from writing a program that will run only
>on the Mac IIfx.  But doing that will limit your market to the small 
>number of users who can afford a IIfx.  Similarly, writing for the NeXT
>limits you to writing for users who can afford to buy a NeXT.

True, very few people can afford a IIfx (at upwards of $10K).  But quite
a few computer buyers can afford a $3000-$3500 NeXT (educational pricing).

On another point, you imply that the PC software market is the only one
that is profitable.  This just isn't so.  People make money by writing 
software for Crays, mainframes, minicomputer, workstations, and high-end
PCs.  I'm a NeXT software developer and as much as I abhor greed, I'm 
writing software that will make money. 

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