Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.system:4205 comp.sys.mac.programmer:23478 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!sarah!leah.albany.edu!derek From: derek@leah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: User interface issues (was Re: Dialog Modality) Message-ID: <1991Apr9.150819.12621@sarah.albany.edu> Date: 9 Apr 91 15:08:19 GMT References: <1991Apr4.024724.27910@midway.uchicago.edu> <51173@apple.Apple.COM> Sender: news@sarah.albany.edu (News Administrator) Reply-To: derek@leah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man) Organization: State University of New York at Albany Lines: 31 Nntp-Posting-Host: leah.albany.edu From keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin) come these immortal words: >This subject comes up every now and then. Apple comes out with a >system, someone comes up with a utility to enhance the system, Apple >comes out with a system upgrade that doesn't include the utility, >and people complain. > >But don't forget, many people out there are earning their livings from >such utilities. Boomerang is now published by Now. If we were to >incorporate it into the system, Now would not be making as much money. >Would Apple be acting responsibly if it were to shut out all >opportunities for 3rd parties? Over on the Apple II forum, all you ever >hear is "The Apple II is so great because of all the neat hacks that >are available on it!" Sheesh, using this type of logic, Apple should never have included print spooling in their S.S. releases, as it was such a lucrative business for SuperLaserSpool. Or MacroMaker, since it's taking business away from QuicKeys and Tempo. Extending it, why make a StyleWriter when there's a DeskWriter and a Bubblejet? These examples may be silly, but so's the premise. >Keith Rollin --- Apple Computer, Inc. Derek L. -- + + "When nothing else remains, one must scream. Silence is the ultimate + + + crime against humanity." -- Nadezhda Mandelstam + + _________________________ [Affix disclaimer here] ________________________ + + + + + Each one's life a novel no one else has read -- Peart + + + +