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From: mazlack@ernie.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Apple's response to 10 Challenges
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Date: Tue, 20-May-86 13:56:17 EDT
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In article <569@gould9.UUCP> joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West) writes:
>In article <21100044@orstcs.UUCP>, nathan@orstcs.UUCP (nathan myers) writes:
>> In response to my Ten Challenges posting, I got a letter from
>> our respected contact at Apple:
>> I have paraphrased his comments *just a bit* :
>> 
>> >#1: (search string construction kit, w/ context-free grammar ability)
>> >    yes, but we at Apple prefer a less innovative approach.
>
>(misc. crap deleted)
>
>> I'm sure Larry won't mind my taking liberties with his text. (grin)
>...
>> p.s. you do know a roast when you see one, don't you?
>
>Mr. Myers is having fun, but I really don't think that his smart-ass 
>paraphrasing contributes anything.  If he would like to share Apple's response,
>fine; if he'd like to say that Apple was unresponsive, fine; but to attribute 
>a tone to the response without sharing the actual facts is irresponsible.  
> ...
>I thought the original TEN CHALLENGES were interesting and thought-provoking,
>so I was suprised and disappointed to see this follow-up.
>-- 
>	Joel West	 	(619) 457-9681
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I certainly agree with THESE parts of Joel's message. Maybe the rest was
a little bit of an over reaction.

But, although I have more than a few unhappinesses with Apple, technical
trade-offs are a necessary part of life and they shouldn't be jerked around
when they discuss them.

Larry Mazlack
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