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From: erast1@cisunx.UUCP (Evan Ron Aussenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple II Future
Message-ID: <14403@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 88 13:29:25 GMT
References: <memo.68595@lynx.northeastern.edu> <1327@cod.NOSC.MIL> <9124@smoke.BRL.MIL> <1328@cod.NOSC.MIL>
Reply-To: erast1@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Evan Ron Aussenberg)
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In article <1328@cod.NOSC.MIL> rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) writes:
:In article <9124@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
::In article <1327@cod.NOSC.MIL> rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) writes:
:::I can't see Apple making the IIGS *too* powerful, otherwise it would
:::be a viable alternative to a Macintosh.
::
::This is wrong, wrong, wrong,....
:
:No, it is right, right right because, in your very own words...
:
::and I'm afraid it is an argument that
::many Apple corporate decision makers would accept.
:
:See, that's the point. Neither you nor I make Apple Computer, Inc.'s policy.
:If the people who make decision in Cupertino are concerned about a possible
:conflict between a more powerful GS and the Mac, and that does not strike
:me as a paticularly bizarre hypothesis, then they will make their product
:plans accordingly.  [alot of stuff deleted...]

But we do influence Apple Co., and that IS the point... it's called the
power of demand and demand.  Apple can't ignore it's customers, Apple
and Mac alike.  Why don't we take a break from this, and resume this 
conversation, say in about 6 months.... (I'm so optimistic)


Evan Ron Aussenberg
erast1@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu