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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: Why NextStep is not on RS/6000
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Date: 16 May 91 23:07:30 GMT
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In article <1991May16.212049.19976@menudo.uh.edu> mahmoud@csund.cs.uh.edu () writes:

   An IBM rep told me the other day that it is not IBM that
   Is not enthusiastic but its Mr. Steve Jobs that is holding out on 
   IBM. The story is that even though IBM gave steve 10 million++
   for NeXTstep to run on its workstations he now claims that
   he sold them a license for NS1.0 only and not for NS2.0.
   Also it seems like he does not want them to have color.
   It seems like he is trying to milk them out of more money and
   they are pretty pissed. The IBM rep said that they are willing
   to sell NeXTstep for the RS/6000 but they are not willing to
   look bad and sell the old version of NS. So he said the only
   way is for steve to come to his senses and be happy with
   his 10 mill. ++ and not be tooooooo greedy.
   I have no idea if he was telling the truth or what...has anyone heard
   this before.....also it this is true we should mail steveeee baby
   a note(s) that we want to see NS2.0 on the RS/6000 and every other
   machine that can handle it......ahmed

What does the contract say that IBM and NeXT signed?  Surely future
NeXTStep upgrades must have been discussed.

-Mike