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From: shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple Whine
Message-ID: <50914@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Mar 91 05:39:17 GMT
References: <8228@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <8228@crash.cts.com> aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) writes:

>CUPERTINO, California--March 25, 1991--Apple Computer, Inc.
>announced today that it will be turning to a new strategy for
>distributing their line of Macintosh and Apple II products.
>Apple's chairman and chief executive officer, John Sculley, said

... more bogus stuff removed ...

>     "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.

 
Jean-Louis Gassee no longer works for Apple Computer, Inc.  I've
checked our press release service, and nothing remotely like this
is there.... therefore, you can believe this if you want to, but I
certainly am not.

While I am certainly not the last word on what Apple will or will not
do, I haven't heard squat about us selling anything (at all) through
Sears... and I would be extremely surprised if we made such a move.

andy

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