Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!n8emr!lwv
From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple drops consumers
Message-ID: <567@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 88 15:36:26 GMT
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Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Ham BBS, Columbus,Oh. 614-457-4227 (300/1200,8N1)
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While this statement doesnt surprise me, what DOES surprise me is that
Apple would bother bringing Macs to Applefest if they were going to dump
the consumer - applefest is primarily consumer based.  The remarks by Apple
at Applefest, as partially reported to me, indicate that they feel that the
II line has petered out and that only the Mac has the capabilities to meet
modern consumer needs.  What I dont understand is that remark comparing the
price of a Mac to a stereo TV.  Because as a programmer for 10 years, 
_I_ dont understand why a Mac has to cost 10 times the stereo TV.  If Apple
is unable to convey to technical crowds why this is necessary , then how
do they expect non-technical consumers to understand it?

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