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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Apple responds (was Your chance to
Message-ID: <42200003@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 89 06:37:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Feb 28 00:37:00 1989


It sounds like the problem is Apple's internal accounting

The Hand forgets that without the Foot, it wouldn't get to go anywhere
    or do anything new.

In other words, Apple forgets that small developers help enable it to
sell more machines.  Many small developers some day become big
developers.  Someone at Apple has gotten the (wrong) idea that
"developer services" should be self-supporting or nearly so.  Perhaps
what they're forgetting is --

    Independent Developers help Apple Sell More Machines

The cost of Developer services should be partially recouperated from
some small percentage of the sale of EVERY machine and peripheral
Apple makes.  This percentage should be *defined* and *held constant*.
It shouldn't go towards zero, as the base note indicates might be
happening....

Why not discriminate, like the phone company, or many journals?
Charge *MORE* for businesses, and less for individual memberships?
Is it better to have 800 * $400, or 700 * $400 + 10,000 * $25?  I know
which is greater!!