Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!LYNX.NORTHEASTERN.EDU!davidbrierley From: davidbrierley@LYNX.NORTHEASTERN.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Apple II Future Message-ID: Date: 8 Dec 88 23:38:18 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 20 It is my personal opinion that Apple isn't quite sure of what the future of the Apple II line should be. On one hand Apple created the IIc+ in order to compete with Apple clones (i.e. the Laser 128 series); but on the other hand (as many II users would agree) Apple's support of the II series appears to be dying. Apple will refrain from assigning Apple II service staff to universities - pushing the Macintosh line instead. In fact, the only market that Apple targets the II line is grade school. With this in mind it seems that Apple risks losing the very market that made the company so successful in terms of numbers of units sold - the education market. If Apple intends to let the II line go at some point I feel it should open the market up to Apple II clones - like IBM did with its original PC's. Apple may have to make a choice between reviving Apple II support or letting the II go because there are rumors that Laser is close to releasing a IIgs clone! -DRB davidbrierley@lynx.northeastern.edu