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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple VS IBM
Message-ID: <9615@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 7 Feb 89 21:35:25 GMT
References: <8901270656.AA01616@crash.cts.com> <6258@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <25073@apple.Apple.COM> <2312@uokmax.UUCP> <2804@m2-net.UUCP> <9592@smoke.BRL.MIL> <1389@cod.NOSC.MIL>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <1389@cod.NOSC.MIL> rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) writes:
>One of the central realities that many sincere but shortsighted people
>on this group STILL fail to realize is that they represent a VERY, VERY
>select and sophisticated bunch of users.  The "yoyos" you refer to
>represent the vast majority of computer users.

I don't think you understand my complaint.  There are companies that
cater to the mass market and there are companies that cater to
specialized markets.  Apple, like DEC before them, changed from the
latter to the former.  It seems that success becomes the goal instead
of the result.  I could go on about this but I'll spare you; read "Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" instead.