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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: Amiga OS *IS* state of the art, but the NeXT is better
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Date: 4 Apr 91 20:22:43 GMT
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In article <46670@ut-emx.uucp> greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) writes:

   So you're saying that a company or college can use voice mail or they can use
   their _already_existing_ telephone system.  Sounds like Northern Telecom had
   better brace for a run on their business... ;-)

Mailing apps, documents, etc. is also turnkey with NeXT mail.  That in
itself is very important to the average user.

   Remember that nearly the same hype went on when the 030 NeXT was released.
   It wasn't long before the NeXT fell by the wayside.  The software developers 
   weren't making any money, and neither was NeXT.  Software development by
   large companies came to a standstill.  I predict that the same thing will
   happen today.  

Can I quote you on that? :-)

   The NeXT just doesn't have a good market.  In the realm of personal
   computers, it a pricey machine with a handful of software titles (that are
   also quite pricey).  In the business world, it has too many powerful
   competitors that offer more support (remember, businesses don't pay the
   educational price).  In the video world, well, we know who has that tied
   up. ;)  For music?  There are many cheaper and more suited MIDI boxes.

$5000 for a business computer is not that much.  Check the prices of
last years Macs.  

   You might check into whether NeXT has ever shown a profit.  You may be
   surprised...

I thought we were comparing the merits of the machines, not the
companies?  If we were all looking for safety, we would buy IBMs.

-Mike