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From: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
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Subject: Re: Apple
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Date: 19 Mar 91 16:33:49 GMT
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In article <19953@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:

>Well, all that aside, it does shed an interesting light on the real cost of
>Mac technology.  Anyone notice that Apple currently doesn't sell a color Mac
>with even a floppy for under $1000.  Or under $2000, for that matter, last I

The LC with 2 meg RAM, 40 meg HD, and 512x342 color goes for about $2000
educational pricing.  I've seen the LC go for about $1700 mail order, so you
could add a cheap VGA monitor and squeeze in under $2000.  Now, when you
consider that Apple makes about 50% on each Mac sold, you can see lots of room
for Apple to compete in the CDTV market.

>heard.  Either Apple's dreaming here, planning to compete in black&white
>against color CDTVs and Nintendos, or they're currently ripping you all off
>on color Macs.  

That second one, I think.  Apple is sitting on a billion in cash.  I think it
can probably find a way to turn an LC into a CDTV.  Apple is getting much more
interested in the home market.  Apple now has a games evangelist and I hear 
from at least one games developer that Apple gave more support than any of the
other platforms the game runs on (Sim City).

I don't think Commodore has that much to worry about.  It is a much more "agile"
company.  On the other hand, Apple has lots more eggs, and can spread them 
among many more baskets.