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From: mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
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Subject: Re: Survey on Future Macintosh Architec
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Date: Fri, 4-Apr-86 19:46:37 EST
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>> >If the business market has been lost to IBM, it is entirely due to their
>> >own (the business market's) stupidity.  An IBM PC can do everything a Mac
>> >can if you're willing to pay the bucks for the add ons and put up with the
>> >inconsistancies between software packages.  
>> 
>> Ah yes, but price per function is not the dominating factor in business
>> choices.  
>> The reason why IBM is dominant ...
>
>I'm a confirmed Mac owner and hacker, but in my opinion, the reason
>why the Mac will fail in its challenge to the PC is that it's too
>little, too late.
>
>By the time Apple comes up with a versatile, slotted machine, with a 
>reasonable speed hard disk (they did finally fix the keyboard), the
>battle for the major corporate marketplace will be over, and IBM will 

I have spent a lot of time fighting the wars and I am really convinced
that it takes overwhelmingly better technology to displace IBM. The reason
is mostly that IBM's service offers insurance. The Mac's advantage is
that it is so user friendly. I still think that it is a better choice
for the casual business user who doesn't want to become a hacker. However,
people who choose other than IBM or DEC end up all alone when the
problems come. What a lot of us forget is that a programmer costs a company
$60-100K a year (counting overhead). A few bucks more or less for the
machine doesn't really matter if it means that the people who use the
machine will be able to use it for awhile after it is finally programmed
and users trained.

Larry Mazlack
mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu