Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!tank!ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu From: ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Apple's APDA: G'bye Amateurs & Fans Message-ID: <1681@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 1 Feb 89 00:05:14 GMT Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Distribution: usa Organization: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Lines: 29 In article , aa0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Adel Talaat Assaad) writes... > >They specifically make you state that you are repesenting yourself as >a "developer of computer software and/or hardware with substantial >experience in computer programming (which I do) and in USING >PROGRAMMER TOOLS AND UTILITIES (which I don't want to be)." >Incidentally, will the new TechAlliance cover the gap, i.e. cater to >the needs of amateurs who do not wish to have any "representations", >including providing them with developement tools, etc...? I think the agreement reproduced above is substantially the same as the old APDA agreement. Basically I think both APDA's don't want people calling up and expecting support for products which may be beta and/or difficult to use. Got my new MacTech journal. The mag seems OK, but the product offering is not all that large. But then again, they're just starting out. Perhaps we should give both APDA and MacTech a little while to get settled. If the new APDA is indeed "pricing out" the amateur, I think we should let Apple know that that is not at all cool. But let's see what happens. Robert ------ ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu ------ generic disclaimer: all my opinions are mine