Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!pyramid!prls!gardner From: gardner@prls.UUCP (Robert Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: More Mac prices Message-ID: <7294@prls.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 13:22:56 EST Article-I.D.: prls.7294 Posted: Mon Nov 9 13:22:56 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 07:06:03 EST References: <460@aucs.UUCP> <57900011@sfu_cmpt> <15456@onfcanim.UUCP> Reply-To: gardner@prls.UUCP (Robert Gardner) Organization: Philips Research Labs, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 17 In article <15456@onfcanim.UUCP> dave@onfcanim.UUCP (Dave Martindale) writes: >There is an interview with John Sculley in the current issue of "Inc." > That business market was > considered very, very high-risk waters for Apple, because > up to that point we had not done it successfully. But on > the other hand, it was an even higher risk to keep going > after the consumer market." This explains a LOT! So, sorry for all those messages I posted hoping Apple would pay attention to the home/consumer market. I see they were a waste of time. Any suggestions on where to turn for the "ultimate" consumer computer? I realize this takes a company with enough revenue to handle the R&D costs -- but it also takes a company with a commitment to succeed there! Robert Gardner