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From: davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: NeXT-bashing party (hit "n" if you're not interested :-))
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Date: 26 Mar 91 04:36:48 GMT
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In article <15L002.N06Qt01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) writes:
>Since the '040 is $600-$700 in quatity 1000 I seriously doubt that a '040
>board will cost much less than $900 I bet when they are released prices
>will be higher since Motorola wants payment in advance.  That means small
>manufacturers will pric accordingly.
	Have you seen how little is required to put an '040 in the CPU
slot of the 3000? The board would be little more than a holder for the chip
and a physical method for converting the PGA chip connectors to the CPU
slot connectors.
>The wise thing to do is port to the platform that can give max return for
>development time invested.  The NeXT is the best platform in that case
>since Iterface Builder makes development a lot faster.
	1) If you *KNOW* objective C.
	2) If you *WANT* to work in Objective C.
	3) If you can *STAND* objective C.
I know NOBODY who fits all three of these, and very few who know 1 want to
do 2 or 3. (Like working on Intel machines)
>I really don't think Jobs paid for the ports.  I think they saw a new
>market anf jumped on it.  Remember in the software game he who gets there
>first gets market share.  Get an installed base early and make it
>difficult for you competitors to move in when the market starts to boom.
	Of course he did. For all of them in one way or another. If not
in cash on some, then by simply having his name on the NeXT company
letterhead.


			Dave