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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: 18 May 91 23:28:18 GMT
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In article <2335@netmbx.UUCP> perstoro@netmbx.UUCP (Wilhelm Schaefer) writes:

   In my opinion this was (is) the reason that IBM-DOS had conquered
   the market. Let's hope steve wan't do the same mistake again, else
   the user would had have to suffer the consequences again...

No, the IBM cloners conquered the market because Apple didn't have a
Classic.  In other words, their machines were too expensive.  If NeXT
can release a $2995 computer they can(IMHO) grab a serious piece of
the market.  For now, though, I think they're only targeting Fortune
500, other large corporations, and education.

-Mike