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From: barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release
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Date: 6 Apr 91 16:22:48 GMT
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In article <1991Apr6.054943.4408@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>	The reason for the meaninglessness of your press release
>is that there is some wierd distinction between UNIX and
>Professional workstation, one makes them look better than the
>other.

	Double-speak at its finest, IMHO -- a distinction designed to make
NeXT look good.  From the announcement:

:Professional workstations represent a rapidly emerging new category of UNIX
:workstations....  Professional workstations, unlike traditional
:scientific/technical workstations, are UNIX workstations designed for
:non-technical users.

	"...rapidly emerging new category."  Yeah right.  In fact, this
very press release made nauseous enough to ask to be removed from my
NeXT mailing list.

	Soon they'll be selling "Double-Plus-Good-Professional
Ultra-Workstations", meaning workstations sold to users who are over
five-foot-three, have a background in ancient Greek philosophy, and live in
the Northeast USA.  Where's Humpty-Dumpty when ya need him....

                                                        Dan

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