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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: Apple Lawsuit (was BOYCOTT APPLE, etc.)
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Date: 13 Apr 88 11:50:33 GMT
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In article <10378@steinmetz.ge.com>, vita@sungoddess.steinmetz (Mark F. Vita) writes:
}when it [the Mac] was introduced, it was roundly ridiculed by most of the
}mainstream (i.e. MS-DOS) community (the "real men don't use icons"
}attitude.)  [...]

Let's see, it was ridiculed for 128K, slooooow disk drive, poor keyboard,
no expandability, ridiculously high price,....  I played around with a 128K Mac
way back when, and MacPaint had to go to disk for an overlay for virtually
every option.  It may have had a faster processor than an 8088 PC, but you sure
couldn't tell from using it....

}Despite the recent price cuts, I still think that Apple's machines are
}absurdly overpriced.  However, as long as Apple is making money hand
}over fist selling at those prices, they will probably continue to do
}so.  Also, note that part of the reason people pay such a premium
}price for Macintoshes is to receive the benefit of the nice user
}interface.

Also note that there are no Mac clones (yet).  If there were, Apple couldn't 
get away with their current pricing.

}Mark Vita                              ARPA: vita@ge-crd.ARPA
}General Electric Company               UUCP: vita@desdemona.steinmetz.UUCP
}Corporate R & D                              vita@desdemona.steinmetz.ge.com
}Schenectady, NY                              desdemona!vita@steinmetz.UUCP

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