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From: shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: More fire on the Sears Rumor
Message-ID: <50874@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 27 Mar 91 08:47:02 GMT
References: <13078@ucrmath.ucr.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <13078@ucrmath.ucr.edu> rhyde@ucrmath.ucr.edu (randy hyde) writes:

>APPLE TURNS TO NEW DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY

I don't know where this came from (yeah, BIX, I know), but I *SERIOUSLY*
doubt that this is true for two reasons:

>CUPERTINO, California--March 25, 1991--Apple Computer, Inc.
>announced today...

The only stuff we announced today (er, March 25th), was that Apple signed
some agreements to license our Data Access Language (DAL, also Dave Lyons'
initials) to Hewlett Packard.

>     "By moving away from selling our products through only the
>specialized computer stores, we hope to be able to make them more
>affordable while inviting the less computer literate and new users
>who may otherwise be intimidated at making a first-time purchase,"
>said Jean-Louis Gassee, president of Apple Products.

Bingo, BZZZZZT!  WRONG.

Jean-Louis Gassee no longer works for Apple (which is why i think this
press release is so much hogwash).
----

In summary:

Press release about Sears = bogus.
Jean-Louis Gassee = doesn't work at Apple.

andy

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I'm doing this on my own time, so I don't speak for Apple.