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From: wirehead@oxy.edu (David J. Harr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: system 7.0b???????
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Date: 18 Feb 91 16:59:43 GMT
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David Fry says about why Apple won't release a 7.0 beta for general use:
>Small companies can prerelease products, give out early
>samples, and discuss future plans because they desperately
>need publicity and attention.	Large companies (Apple, IBM,
Ford, etc.) can't risk having their reputation soiled
>unnecessarily, or being held to an early, imprecise
>announcement.

He's right. Apple won't release a bug-ridden beta version. They'll wait
until the final version to release a bug-ridden product (shades of 6.0) :-)
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

"To me, happiness is being famous in your financial ability to indulge in
every kind of excess." -- Calvin

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