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From: Scott_R_Bauer@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc
Subject: NeXT price
Message-ID: <10149@cup.portal.com>
Date: 18 Oct 88 09:35:44 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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NeXT has taken quite a bit of flak in some quarters over the price of their
machine (while it is a lot of bang for the buck, the average student isn't
going to have the funds to get one.)
 
I can't help thinking back a few years to the LAST (approx.) $7000 machine
that Jobs was associated with -- the Lisa. Within a year of its introduction
the Mac appeared -- and the price of the machines fell to a range that 
individuals could (with some doing :-) reach.
 
The market that the NeXT machine is aimed at is quite a bit different, of
course. But with the competition that is sure to arise, I have a feeling
the same sort of thing will happen here (especially when Jobs does decide
to release the machine to the general public.)

Scott Bauer     sbauer@cup.portal.com     ...!sun!portal!sbauer