Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!news From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: listen up NeXT! Message-ID: Date: 2 May 91 14:57:01 GMT References: <1991May2.133857.21752@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Sender: news@cs.psu.edu (Usenet) Organization: Penn State Computer Science Lines: 21 In-Reply-To: bill@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov's message of 2 May 91 13:38:57 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: sunws5.sys.cs.psu.edu In article <1991May2.133857.21752@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> bill@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Bill Shirley) writes: [Where's the IBM port of NeXTStep deleted] This has already been discussed on the net. It's entirely up to IBM, and I don't think they're interested. They will probably stick with X Windows. As for NeXT needing IBM, I beg to differ. It would speed up software development a lot, but it isn't going to make or break NeXT. If NeXT wants to increase their growth rate, NeXT year they need to both reduce the price on the current machines, and introduce a fast $10,000 computer. If they can break into the <= $3000(retail) market next year, and at the same time offer a $10,000 machine that screams, a lot more people are going to become believers. For now, all they need to do(IMHO) is convince a few more companies to develop software for the NeXT. Quark, for example, was having second thoughts when I called them about XPress. -Mike